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5. Irrigation and Drought in a Southern Australian Climate that is Arid, Variable, and Changing

verfasst von : Peter Hayman, Michael McCarthy

Erschienen in: Drought in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

Verlag: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

This chapter attempts to shed light on the recent crisis by briefly examining how irrigation and climate have been thought about in Australia in the past and how this is likely to change in the future. The focus is the irrigation block and vineyard level of the South Australian Riverland. The chapter summarizes opportunities and limits to adaptation options, including further gains in efficiency, closer monitoring of water requirements, and the use of weather and climate forecasts. We conclude by observing the complexity of thinking about drought in a climate that is arid, variable, and changing. Irrigation in Australia was designed to turn arid regions into an oasis. A century later, drought has forced a major and unplanned restructure. Many irrigators hope that it is just a drought, some worry that rather than a cyclical drought, we are seeing manifestation of a drying, and that the real worry is an increasing aridity.

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Metadaten
Titel
Irrigation and Drought in a Southern Australian Climate that is Arid, Variable, and Changing
verfasst von
Peter Hayman
Michael McCarthy
Copyright-Jahr
2013
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6636-5_5