The chart that shows how wild Sydney's winter was
Spring might have sprung across the nation but it arrives with the prospect of an extension of Australia's wet and relatively mild winter.
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Peter Hannam
Peter Hannam is Environment Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald. He covers broad environmental issues ranging from climate change to renewable energy for Fairfax Media.
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