Impacts of droughts
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Droughts impact all Australians even if they do not live in drought-affected areas. People who deal with agriculture are massively effected by droughts, in order to be successful with livestock and crops, water is needed. This also effects our economy and people living in the city because for example, if there was a shortage of meat in Australia, food prices in the cities would rise. The Warragamba Dam supplies 80 percent of the water into the Sydney region, in January 2002 this fell from 76 percent to 42 percent in January 2005. People had to be restricted to the amount of water they used for things like watering gardens, lawns and things such washing your car.
A drought can cause massive problems for the environment, but it is a natural and normal recurring feature of the climate. Water quality is affected and toxic algae outbreaks might occur, also plants and animals are threatened. Droughts increase the chance of dust-storms and bush fires. Other environmental impacts include things such as millions of livestock dying, loss of organic matter in soil, reduction of water levels and air quality issues throughout the drought period and afterwards.
A drought can cause massive problems for the environment, but it is a natural and normal recurring feature of the climate. Water quality is affected and toxic algae outbreaks might occur, also plants and animals are threatened. Droughts increase the chance of dust-storms and bush fires. Other environmental impacts include things such as millions of livestock dying, loss of organic matter in soil, reduction of water levels and air quality issues throughout the drought period and afterwards.