Climate change and Australia's worst drought in a century are partly to blame. But the river system that covers two-thirds of Australia's irrigated farming land is also suffering from decades of overuse. South Australians feel this with growing bitterness. They are at the end of the line in a system that starts about 2,700km north. The more populous states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) comprise four-fifths of the basin's area. Farmers, especially cotton and rice growers in those upstream states, account for 83% of the basin's consumed water. The impact of all this has left the Murray's mouth near Langhorne Creek close to ruin.
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In addition, the report says, average temperatures in Australia have increased, in line with climate change predictions, forcing some species towards Antarctica and others to higher, cooler ground.
此外，报告说，据气候变化预测，澳大利亚的平均气温已经升高，迫使一些物种向南极洲以及其它更高、更凉爽的地区迁移。
Australia is committed to strong action domestically and internationally on climate change.
澳大利亚致力于为应对气候变化在国际和国内都采取强有力的行动。
Australia, in particular, is now in the 10th year of a drought that looks more and more like a long-term manifestation of climate change.
特别是在澳大利亚，连续十年的旱灾已经更加显示出长期气候变化的征兆。
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