The Last Drop - Australia Running Dry

Dried-up riverbeds,scorched earth and dying livestock all testify to droughts on an unprecedented scale across the globe. The devastating bushfires that hit southern Australia earlier this year are one of a range of consequences - and the farming sector is suffering the most.Once the largest agricultural region in Australia,the Murray-Darling Basin is now struggling to produce significant amounts of crops. Meanwhile,valuable water continues to be wasted here thanks to poor irrigation schemes and cultivation methods and a lack of limits on use by large farms. The government has now put together a rescue package. Future plans also include withdrawing water licenses and closing down particularly wasteful farms.

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