Every four days, an Australian farmer commits suicide
South Africa’s Independent Online is running a story Drought-hit Australia battles climate change.
Australia is already feeling the heat from climate change with a five-year drought devastating rural life, severe early season wildfires and record unseasonal temperatures.
Every four days, a farmer commits suicide under the stress of failing crops, dying livestock and debt as the worst drought in 100 years bites deep into the nation’s psyche and erodes economic growth.
“The current drought highlights how vulnerable we are to climate change,” said farmer Mark Wootton. “We will never solve the drought if we don’t solve climate change.”
Almost 100 farmers a year are direct casualties of global warming. We are all the cause of global warming. Therefore we are responsible for these deaths. How many more lives must be lost? How many farms turned to dust? — DS
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