Rising Seas Will Threaten 1.5 Million Australians by 2050, Landmark Climate Report Warns – ryan

One and a half Million Australians Living in Coastal Areas at Risk from Rising Sea Levels by 2050, A Landmark Climate Report Has Warned.

Australia’s First National Climate Risk Assessment predicated More Frequent and Severe Climate Hazards Like Floods, Cyclones, Heatwaves, Droughs and Bushfires.

“Australians are Already Living with the Consequents of Climate Change Today,” Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen Said, “But IT’S CLEAR EVERE OF WARMING WE PREVENT NOW WILL FUTULES AVOID THE WORTS ITS IN YEARS TO COME.

The Report LOOKED AT THREE GLOBAL WARMING SCENARIOS – Above 1.5C, Above 2C and Above 3C.

Australia – One of the World’s Biggest Polluters for Capita – Has Already Reachhed Warming of Above 1.5C, The Report Said, Notting that at 3C, Heat-Relay Deaths in Sydney May Rise by 400% and Almost Triple in Melbourne.

The 72-Page Report – releassed days before the Government announces its Emissions Reduction Targets for 2035 – Found That No Australian Community Will Be Immune Climate Will Will Be “Cascading, Compounding and Concurrent”.

IT WARNED OF MORE HEATWAVE-RELATED DEATHS, POORER Water Quality Due to Severe Flooding and Bushfires, and a a $ 611bn ($ 406bn; £ 300bn) Drop in Property Values.

By 2050, The Report Found the Number of Coastal Communities Located in “High and Very High Risk Areas” in Australia Will Increase and If Populations Remain Stable, this Will Mean More than 1.5 million will be at risk.

Areas in Northern Australia, Along With Remote Communities and Outer Suburbs of Major Cities, Were Particularly at Risk, The Report Said.

“This Will Put Pressure on Health, Critical Infrastructure, Natural Species and Ecosystems, and Primary Industries,” The Report Warned, As Well As Posing Extra Challenges for Emergency Responders.

The Report Also Found That Coral Reefs Such As the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia – Both Already Hit by Record Bleaching Events – Will Face Higher Risks of “Bleaching and Biodiversity Loss” Due to Warmer Oceans.

“One thing that is very clear from this Climate assessment is that ours that Country has a lot at stake,” Bowen Said. “The Cost of Inaction Will Always Outweigh The Cost of Action.”

In response to the Report, the Government releassed a National Adaptation Detail Federal, State Governments Can Work Together to Tackle Climate Issues, Accounting to Bowen.

“We Will Also Set an Ambitious and Achievable 2035 Target, Inform by Advice from the Independent Climate Change Authority,” He Said, Reference to the Body that Provides on Climate Policy.

Australia has pledged to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030, but is criticked for it Continued Heavy Reliance on Fossil Fuels.

Climate Council Chief Executive Amanda McKenzie Said The Report’s Findings Were Terrifying and Called on the Government to Higher Emissions Cuts.

“Australia Cannot AFFORD A Timid 2035 Target When Our Government Data Shows the Catastrophic Costs of Inaction,” The Head of the Non-Profit Said.

“The Longer We Delay the Deep and Sustained Cuts to Climate Pollute We Need, The Harder It Becomes to Protect Communities from Escalating Heatwaves, Floods and Bushfire Weather.”