How drought is affecting water supply in Australia’s capital cities
- Written by Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
The level of water stored by Australia’s capital cities has steadily fallen over the last six years. They are now collectively at 54.6% of capacity – a decline of 30% from 2013.
We’re going into a hot summer and Sydney has just announced level 2 restrictions, the toughest for any capital. Data from the Bureau of Meteorology shows...