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Old 09-08-2008, 09:47 AM   #8
atama
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Default Re: What about Australia?

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Originally Posted by imaculate View Post
Is Australia not facing drought ?
I thought it was drying up from the stories I have read.Though they may have been exaggerated to a degree
all our cities are on the coast, were it hasn't been too bad. we were allowed to wash the car last summer !
inland is a massive problem. No exaggeration at all. The Murray/Darling is our largest water system and it is just about dead. The water table is basically salt.
Sadly, i would say that most Australians are unaware and from those who have an idea of the problem, maybe half don't care.( it's a farmers problem)

I have heard and read more about Australia's water shortages from foreign sources than from local.
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