| 1 | Most alarming of all, the Murray-Darling's troubles are likely to worsen. | |
| 2 | Negotiations over the federal constitution almost foundered on the subject of the Murray-Darling. | |
| 3 | the city of Adelaide, for example, depends on the Murray for about 40% of its water. | |
| 4 | As the world warms up, hundreds of millions of people will face the same ecological crisis as the residents of the Murray-Darling basin. | |
| 5 | As Australia's population continues to grow so does demand for water in the cities and for the crops that grow in the river basin. |