Social impacts
- Feeling depressed about the economic losses
- Health problems due to the poor water quality
- Health problems related to dust due to dust storms
- Death of people
- Safety of the public is threatened due to bush fires
- Incomes are reduced
- People may have to move houses (eg- from farm houses to the city) due to the loss of water
- No recreational activities involving water
Social impacts of the millennium drought
- There were many health problems due to the bad water quality.
- The drought affected drinking water supplies.
- Many people's incomes were reduced.
- Kids had to help around their towns more to help earn more money.
- Some family's had to split up, to ensure the family gets money. For example, one parent would go and work somewhere else to get money, while the other would look after the kids and do another job.
- There were conflicts between people and families about water supplies.
- The drought affected drinking water supplies.
- Many people's incomes were reduced.
- Kids had to help around their towns more to help earn more money.
- Some family's had to split up, to ensure the family gets money. For example, one parent would go and work somewhere else to get money, while the other would look after the kids and do another job.
- There were conflicts between people and families about water supplies.
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