05/09/2007

一条河流，流过（第二部分）

在发达国家中，澳大利亚是第一个遭受持续干旱的国家，其干旱始于1998年。克莱尔•斯考比讲述了有关水管理、人类对脆弱的生态系统的打击和农民艰难生活的复杂故事。

A river ran through it (part two)

Australia is the first developed nation to experience a prolonged dry spell, one that began in 1998. Claire Scobie concludes her complex tale of water mismanagement, human assault on a delicate ecosystem and tough times for the country’s farmers.

04/09/2007

一条河，流过（第一部分）

澳大利亚遭遇了千年一遇的特大干旱，其农业命脉墨累河正在面临干涸的危险。“大干旱”是一次全国性的突发事件，还是在警告人们：地球的水就要耗尽了？克莱尔•斯考比报道。

A river ran through it (part one)

The Murray, Australia’s farming lifeblood, is choking to death in the worst drought for a thousand years. Is the “big dry” a national emergency, or a warning that the earth is running out of water? Claire Scobie reports.