A report has revealed that by the year 2050, 1.5 million people living in coastal areas of Australia will be exposed to the impacts of rising sea levels.
Australia’s National Climate Risk Assessment indicates that due to climate change, Australians face a persistent risk of being affected by natural disasters such as floods, cyclones, heavy rainfall, and bushfires.
Commenting on the matter, Australia’s Minister for Climate Change, Chris Bowen, stated that Australians are already confronting these climate-related hazards, and that necessary measures must be taken to minimize the impacts in the future.
The report further highlights that the average temperature in Australia has already risen by 1.5 degrees Celsius, and if this trend continues, the number of deaths caused by heat-related events could increase by up to 400 percent.
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