Any less water in Murray-Darling system means ‘Armageddon’ for South Australia, conservationist says
by Tory Shepherd from Environment | The Guardian on (#5RSV3)
The 2,750 gigalitres to be returned to river will be lost to evaporation from heating climate, CSIRO says
A national effort to save the Murray-Darling by returning 2750 gigalitres of water to the system is under way, but climate change could see roughly the same amount evaporate.
The extra water is needed to save ecosystems in the southern basin.
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