18 February: Drought, water over-use caused Murray-Darling fish deaths, report finds
More than 60 per cent of 1000 Sydneysiders surveyed were not aware of current drought conditions while almost 50 per cent didn't believe the city was in drought at all. "It is understandable that people don't realise we're in drought in Sydney because some of our surrounds are quite green from the intermittent rain," Ms Port told AAP.Ms Port said Sydney the past 18 months had seen some of the lowest inflows into dam catchments since the 1940s.13 Nov 2018: ‘Water cycle on steroids’: Climate Council says climate change worsening drought impacts
Nobody asked me? Who was asked? Any stats on that,how old,or where they lived in this glorious mosaic of a city? SBSNews SydneyWater
Probably the same people who don’t believe in climate change!
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