Australia's Worsening Drought: Key Waterways Run Dry as Thirsty Towns Search for New Sources
At a Glance Drought has hit southeastern Australia hard, leaving many water sources dangerously low.Several large towns in the region are at risk of running out of water. A key Australia river is disappearing amid an awful drought, leaving high and dry those who depend on it for drinking water and other uses. “That was our food source, the river, our water source. ,” Aboriginal elder Patricia Doyle told Reuters. “When you live on a river and you have to...