シドニーは給水制限下にある

　旱魃が激しすぎ、火災が市にせまるなか、給水制限を実施。

BBC Australia bushfires: Sydney gets toughest water restrictions in a decade 10 Dec 2019

「Sydney residents are facing the city's toughest water restrictions in more than a decade amid a severe drought and deadly bushfires in eastern Australia.」

「On Tuesday, level two restrictions were enacted in the capital of New South Wales (NSW), a state 99.9% in drought.

These could be increased to level three within months, local media report.」

　温度は40度に達するとか。きっついな、それ。なので、庭木に水を与えていいのは10時から16時に限るとか。ホースやスプリンクラーは使っちゃダメ、とか。車を洗うにも、商業的なところにいくか、バケツで用を足すようにと。

「Temperatures are predicted to soar above 40C (104F) from Tuesday, worsening fires which have already killed six people since October.」

「Under the new rules, people in Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains and Illawarra are not allowed to water their gardens between 10:00 and 16:00.

When they do water their gardens, they can only do so with a bucket or a watering can - hoses and sprinklers are banned.」

「When they do water their gardens, they can only do so with a bucket or a watering can - hoses and sprinklers are banned.

Cars can only be washed with a bucket or at a commercial car wash ...」

　…さらに規制が厳しくなる可能性もあり、まあ…気候変動に注意したくもなるよなあ、と。