In Australia, Echoes of Past, Glimpses of Future As Country Braces for Hot, Dry Summer

This article by Brett Walton originally appeared on Circle of Blue.Water is so scarce these days in Murrurundi, a drought-tested town in the northern reaches of New South Wales, that it arrives by truck.Murrurundi Dam, an off-channel reservoir that draws from the Pages River, is functionally dry. An emergency well provides a little local water, but […] Related posts: Safe Passage: China Takes Steps to Protect Shorebirds Migrating From Australia to the Arctic Reservoirs in Parched...

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