Archive for June, 2008

The War for Water

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Australia is famous for a supposedly idyllic lifestyle, “mateship”, an opera house, funny accents, and kangaroos.
The country is also going through the worst drought in its recorded history.
Since 2003, the country has been completely parched. Rainfall has been at a record low—the last time Australia received so little rain was 108 years ago, during another [...]