This one isn't quite so direct as the others-- when answering, think about the circumstances under which the town had disappeared and the reactions of former residents or others living in the area. Consider what your reaction might be if this was the town where you grew up, had a business, or raised a family. Heavy stuff.
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSSP13839920070605?feedType=RSS
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If I were a residence of this area, I would definitely wonder why such as dry spell had to happen in the area. I relate to Wallace when he says “When mother nature isn't kind to us like this, it's devastating," those people who put their lives, businesses, and childhood into the area have to be wondering “why me?”
It is hard to say what I would do in this situation in such time of devastation. If my whole life was there, I wouldn’t want to just drop everything and leave, especially not being certain of the future. Craik told Reuters that he’s a little bit optimistic, which is I’m sure how I would be. Since no human can control climate change, it would be hard to except the fact that mother nature is doing this to them.
Jill Feimster
It is devastating to think that nothing can really be done to restore this lake that is in drought. So much is needed from a helpless cause. There’s nothing humankind can do but sit back and hope for the best from Mother Nature. As a resident this is extremely hard to do, in constant quandary of survival at “home.”
It is actually quite scary to think about, because my parents live on a lake that is constantly dropping water level. Just as Lake Eucumbene, the lake my parents live on is also used for power and irrigation. This worries me, wondering if our lake will get as bad Lake Eucumbene. My family is so happy on this lake, but will they eventually be forced to move? It’s a horrible thought in wondering if you will have to move away from the place you’ve always felt safe, comfortable, and at home in.
Erin Moskos
I would be pretty angry if I had been a resident of Old Adaminaby and was told to move so the place where I had lived could be cover by a lake! But I would be even more angry 50 years later if the town re-emerged, after I was told it wouldn't. This anger would come from the fact that covering Old Adaminaby would provide for limitless water...that obviously has a limit!
I know that no one can predict nature and it is not anyone's fault that the drought in Australia has caused the re-emergence of the town. But, whoever decided to drown the town maybe should have taken into consideration the possibility of a drought...the possibility of drowning a town for no beneficial reason.
Lauren Williams
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