The Australian Drought, Climate Change and the Struggling Farmer
(posted by marie)
South Eastern Australia has been devastated for the past five years with drought. Farmers are fighting to stay afloat. Australia has often faced drought, but this time it seems longer and more severe than in the past. Many blame climate change and global warming. It is certain that more government regulation on the international stage is needed to deal with the environmental threats the world now faces. Here are two outlooks from two different farmers…
May 7th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Speaking of climate change, isn’t it supposed to get cooler for the next decade? It’ll be harder to drum up support for anti-warming action then, and when the natural warming cycle comes back we’ll be screwed.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Perhaps the most astonishing statistic in those videos is that the cost of a megaliter of water has gone from $50 to $1,200 in just 5 years.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:45 am
So what exactly should be done to prevent warming?