Impact of Drought in Australia on People
Percentage of Australia in Drought The most recent study that the Bureau of Meteorology has done, it has shown that 70% of Australia is in Drought. It has been the worst drought in Australias history and is set to continue. Percentage of NSW in Drought In July this year, 87 per cent of New South Wales was in Drought. This is complete drought, yet there are still parts of NSW in marginal Drought. Areas of marginal drought were down from 10. ... 7% of the state isn’t in Drought. Cost of Drought to Farm Production Dairy Farmers alone are 2 billion dollars worse off because of the drought. ... 3 billion dollars has been spent on buying feed for animals because the drought has restricted growth of pastures. ... Since the drought began in 2002 an estimated 5 billion dollars has been lost in the faming industry and it has cost the government in excess of $350 million.