Reuters: Australia’s major river system, the Murray-Darling, has recorded its third-lowest water intake in 118 years, due to a long-running drought that will continue to suppress production of export crops such as cotton. The Murray-Darling, which runs through four states from Queensland to South Australia, recorded only 90 gigalitres in May, well below its long-term average of 390 gigalitres, because of a lack of autumn rain. “Autumn is a critical time for wetting of the catchment …