AUSTRALIA’ S DROUGHT
Nobody can survive without water. You can live a month without food, but without water you would be lucky to last four or five days. In the case of Australia living without water is a reality.
According to the article some people in the south of Australia have experienced water shortages, like Belinda Eden and Kerry Heffennan who remember the lake and the other things that they used to enjoy before stop to exist.
Australia's drought is a consequence of the climatic change that we have begun to experiment. It is associated with modifications in the temperature and the seasons of rains and droughts. Too many Australian lakes have been lost and people have prohibit to water their gardens and wash their cars. While they bathe they put buckets around of them to recycle the water.
The home consumption is under the eyes of the authorities month by month. Who violates the new rules could pay a fine from up to 3 thousand 800 dollars or go to jail for three months.
Many people are asking why until now these situation is being addressed with any sense of urgency. The causes of the drought, which began in 2002 but has been felt most acutely over the past six months, are complex. In addition a few scientists dispute the part played by climate change, which is making Australia hotter and drier.
Nowadays, the Australians discuss the buying of some pipes which will transfer the water of the north to the south of the region. On the other hand the import of the water would alter the ecosystems of the north, in addition it would affect the traditions and culture of the natives who live in the region.
In our country all these rules can be drastic but all these considerations and measures are for ...