John Howard has urged everyone to pray for rain after warning that the millions of people along the Murray-Darling Basin will have only enough water for basic domestic use from the middle of the year.
The looming catastrophe will directly affect the 50,000 farmers who depend on the river system for their livelihoods as well as the millions in Adelaide and the numerous towns along the basin, which stretches from southern Queensland to South Australia.
As hundreds of CO2 storage wells move toward development, the EPA is handing more regulatory authority to states โ despite concerns about safety and long-term liability.
Des compagnies pรฉtroliรจres, gaziรจres et certains mรฉdias cherchent ร ยซ vider de sa substance ยป les restrictions envisagรฉes.
Leaked lobbying records show oil, gas and media companies aim to โhollow outโ planned restrictions as key consultation takes place.
Thousands of schools closed their doors, and a third of all pupils were recorded absent in Wales as temperatures hit 37ยฐC.
