Excessive water extractions, not climate change, are most to blame for the Darling River drying
- Written by: Quentin Grafton, Australian Laureate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
You may recall when, at the height of summer in 2019, more than a million fish floated to the surface of the Darling River’s Menindee Lakes. Iconic Murray cod and silver perch were among the dead.
A couple of months later, an expert investigation concluded excessive upstream water extractions, compounded by the ongoing drought, were to blame....
