I used to cycle visit the Murrumbidgee River in the early 1980s near Leeton, so this story rings alarm bells for me.
‘Ecosystems are collapsing’: one of Australia’s longest rivers has lost more than half its water in one section, research shows .
Once the #wetlands collapse, local #biodiversity will collapse, and agriculture will also plummet, as well as the life of many river communities.

#MurrumbidgeeRiver #MurrayDarling #Australia #BiodiversityCrisis #Water

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/07/ecosystems-are-collapsing-one-of-australias-longest-rivers-has-lost-more-than-half-its-water-in-one-section-research-shows

‘Ecosystems are collapsing’: one of Australia’s longest rivers has lost more than half its water in one section, research shows

The Murrumbidgee River had 55% less water in 2018 than it did in 1988, with the Lowbidgee flood plain hardest hit

The Guardian