Video: The Biggest Dry, Stories of Australia’s Waning Rivers & Worried Towns
A love song, a hymn of mourning: where has Australia’s beloved water gone?
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The Biggest Dry
Australia’s Epic Drought is Global Warning Circle of Blue Reports The grievous consequences of drought and global warming are more visible and dangerous in Australia than in any other industrialized nation. Wildfires last month killed 210 people in Victoria. The country’s greatest wetland, the Coorong near Adelaide, is drying up. And as it does, the […]
A Rice Town’s Cry
Will the sky ever listen again? A lone rice paddy stands flooded with water pumped from the ground near Deniliquin, New South Wales. In the face of water shortages, Australia’s rice industry has crashed, leaving farmers to convert from rice to other drought-resistant crops. by Keith Schneider Photographs by J. Carl Ganter Circle of Blue […]
An Elder’s Prayer for The River
Fish Come Back Dead Red Gum trees, Lake Pamamaroo near Menindee. by Keith Schneider Photographs by J. Carl Ganter Circle of Blue Reports MENINDEE, New South Wales – Aunt Beryl Carmichael, a storyteller and elder of the Ngiyaampaa (nee-yump-pah) people, was born more than 70 years ago on an Aboriginal mission across the Darling River […]
Here’s Something New in Australia: A Plan That Takes Water from Agriculture
At First Aghast, Victoria Grower Leads Campaign in Support of Water-Saving Construction The sun-dried expanse between Shepparton and Deniliquin, New South Wales, is dotted with irrigated hay, wheat and other crops by Keith Schneider Photographs by J. Carl Ganter Circle of Blue Reports Northern Victoria is so flat that it takes a few days for […]
Video: Greg Ogle Illustrates Murray’s Failing Circulatory System
Farmer turned conservationist, Greg Ogle explains how appearances can be deceiving.
Remember Zimbabwe? It’s Much Worse Now.
Friday was to mark the end of U.S. sanctions against Mugabe’s crippled Zimbabwe. President Obama, however, has announced a one year extension, saying threats to U.S. policy there remain “extraordinary.”
Biggest Dry
Outsourcing Irrigation, Farming Discontent
World Economic Forum Report Warns Water Scarcity May Breed New Form of Colonization, Urges Trade Reforms Madagascar, blessed with an abundance of fresh water and other natural resources, may hold the key to solving global water shortages, but at what price for the developing nation? by Sarah Haughn Circle of Blue As February wanes, riots […]
Texas’ Water Shortages Could Cost State
According to Texas’ chief Comptroller Susan Combs, water shortages combined with expected population growth could cost Texans’ their way of life.
Light Rains Bring Little Relief to the Horn of Africa
ETHIOPIA — Months of drought have decimated cattle populations in the Somali region of Ethiopia, leaving many families no choice but to flee homes and villages in search of food and water. The droughts have been particularly bad in the semi-arid region of Ethiopia, with many villagers losing entire herds. Farmers too are suffering, having […]
