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Video: Hot Cities: Murray River Runs Dry

VIDEO: Video: Hot Cities: Murray River Runs Dry

SUMMARY

Australia is a country hit hard by the rise in global temperatures. ‘World in 3’ looks at the drought which has crippled dairy farmers in the Murray Basin. For generations the Fischer family farmed dairy cows at the mouth of the Murray, but a devastating seven-year drought has forced them to sell up.

On site 03 March 2010

Air date 03 March 2010

Produced for None
 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS

http://www.rockhopper.tv/programmes/374

 

The Author

Ginny Brown Ginny Brown came to NCSE as the Project Director for the NSF funded CAMEL (Climate, Adaptation, Mitigation, E-Learning) project. This work centers on developing a community of climate change educators, researchers and students to combat the impact of climate change.  Ginny has twelve years experience in working with academia at both the undergraduate and  graduate level.  Prior to coming to NCSE, Ginny was  the Program Director for the Vulcan Mater ... (Full Bio)

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