Depression down under.

• Position: Australia - Brief article

See "The Irony of Climate," March/April 2005, p. 18

One Australian farmer commits suicide every four days as the country endures its worst drought in 100 years, according to a national mental health body. Six years of below-average rainfall have left growers with dusty soil, mountains of debt, and severe stress, contributing to a suicide rate more than twice the national average...