Towns cut off and thousands trapped by worst flooding in Eastern Australia for 35 years

Daily Mail
"Towns have been cut off and thousands of residents evacuated after record flooding hit parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. The State Emergency Service in New South Wales said today that floodwaters, the worst for 35 years, have isolated more than 17,000 people across the state."
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With a record like this, why is Flannery Climate Commissioner? (Herald Sun, Australia)
"Chief Climate Commissioner Tim Flannery in 2007:


...even the rain that falls isn’t actually going to fill our dams and river systems "