The Big Dry Drought in SE Australia
- Created by: Alice
- Created on: 07-11-15 15:51
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- The Big Dry Drought in SE Austraila
- impacts
- farmers incomes down 30%
- 70% of river redgum trees died
- farmers incomes down 30%
- response
- farm diversification - rice to grapes
- domestic regulations in Queensland - only allowed to water lawns 4-8pm
- backgound
- murray - darling baison
- in New South Wales and Queensland
- 2000s
- impacts
- smallest rice crop since 1927
- highest price of water ever - $50 per megalitre to $1200
- farmers only allocated 20% of water they needed
- highest price of water ever - $50 per megalitre to $1200
- response
- farm diversification - rice to grapes
- domestic regulations in Queensland - only allowed to water lawns 4-8pm
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