Australia's capital cities face water restrictions as dams near 50%

Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have seen water levels hit near-decade lows after a hot summer and dry autumnSydney, Darwin, Brisbane and Melbourne are all facing the prospect of dams below 50% capacity after low rainfall and high temperatures across the country.In Sydney, inflows are at their lowest since 1940. Greater Sydney's 11 dams were at a combined 55% capacity on Sunday - compared to 73% at the same time last year. Continue reading...