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EXPLAINER: Factors behind Sydney's recent flood emergecies
1 month ago | By WGN TV
CANBERRA, Australia - Parts of Australia's largest city have been inundated by four major floods since March last year, leaving weary victims questioning how many times they can rebuild.
The latest disaster follows Sydney's wettest-ever start to a year with dams overflowing and a sodden landscape incapable of absorbing more rain that must instead run into swollen waterways.
Here are the climate, geographic and demographic factors behind the scale of Sydney's latest flooding emergency.
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