Droug
South-east A
roughly 200
started and
Dry". The wo
agricultural
Impacts on people
1. Water levels in lakes and rivers (particularly the Murray a
2. The largest impacts were on farming:
Crop yields fell, and crops that rely on irrigation were par
pre-drought totals. This increased food prices.
Livestock died - the number of sheep in Australia fell by ar
Farmers' incomes fell, and over 100,000 people employed
3. Dust storms caused by the drought affected inland Austra
4. The drought created the right conditions for wildfires. Ove
destroyed. 8 people were killed.
Impacts on ecosystems
1. The drought caused vegetation loss and soil erosion, and r
2. Rivers and marshland ecosystems dried up and water temp
populations to decrease. Some invertebrates need floods
3. Wildfires destroyed or damaged habitats, which will take d
destroyed by wildfires in 2003.
South-east A
roughly 200
started and
Dry". The wo
agricultural
Impacts on people
1. Water levels in lakes and rivers (particularly the Murray a
2. The largest impacts were on farming:
Crop yields fell, and crops that rely on irrigation were par
pre-drought totals. This increased food prices.
Livestock died - the number of sheep in Australia fell by ar
Farmers' incomes fell, and over 100,000 people employed
3. Dust storms caused by the drought affected inland Austra
4. The drought created the right conditions for wildfires. Ove
destroyed. 8 people were killed.
Impacts on ecosystems
1. The drought caused vegetation loss and soil erosion, and r
2. Rivers and marshland ecosystems dried up and water temp
populations to decrease. Some invertebrates need floods
3. Wildfires destroyed or damaged habitats, which will take d
destroyed by wildfires in 2003.
