Parched waterways, dead fish and trees ready to give up: historic big dry grips South Australia

Parts of the state record their lowest rainfall on record, with devastating impacts on freshwater fish, butterflies, bees and even some hardy treesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton's free Clear Air newsletter hereUsually hardy trees and shrubs are dying, waterways have turned to dust and ecologists fear local freshwater fish extinctions could be coming as historic dry conditions grip parts of South Australia.Large swathes of the state - including the Adelaide Plains, the Fleurieu, Yorke and Eyre peninsulas and upper south-east - have seen the lowest rainfall on record in the 14 months since February 2024, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton's Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...