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

Posted: 06 Oct 2019 09:01 PM PDT

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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