Bingowings said:
Especially when you consider that not a long time ago Sidney was running out of water and the country was suffering from Bush fires.
Yes, I remember those fires too. :( I know a few Aussies through the Buckethead forum and they give us updates about such things. I've seen videos of the flooding too. Amazing to see regular city streets with literal rivers crashing through.
On a semi-related note, in the summer, Ontario and parts of Quebec and the border states experienced an earthquake. I didn't feel it. However, later that day, my town also had a tornado! Quite the timing.