"Though there is no scientific consensus that "the Big Dry" presently being experienced by the country's farmers-the worst in 100 years-is the product of global warming, it does seem certain that droughts will become more common and more severe if climate change goes unchecked.
Similarly, Australians are already used to strict water restrictions, even if this stems in part from a nationwide aversion to drinking recycled water and local opposition to littering the coast with desalination plants."
So... where do they expect their water to come from???
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