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Rising seas may threaten 1.5m Australians by mid-century as heat deaths quadruple, report finds
Australia's National Climate Risk Assessment warns of $611 billion in property losses and a potential 400% rise in heat-related deaths in Sydney if global warming reaches 3°C by 2050.
- A landmark report released on September 15, 2025, warned that rising oceans and flooding will threaten homes and livelihoods of over 1.5 million Australians by 2050.
- The report followed a national climate risk assessment showing cascading, compounding impacts of climate change, with northern, remote, and suburban areas most vulnerable.
- Climate Minister Chris Bowen released a national adaptation plan to coordinate federal, state, and local responses and emphasized that Australians are already experiencing climate change impacts.
- Bowen stated, "We are living climate change now" and described the planned 2035 emissions reduction target as "ambitious and achievable," while Amanda McKenzie called the report "terrifying."
- The findings imply urgent action is needed, as heat-related deaths will soar and property losses could reach Aus$611 billion by 2050, while the government aims for net-zero emissions by 2050.
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More than 1.5 million people live in areas that are expected to be affected by rising water levels by 2050, draws up this national climate risk assessment.
If greenhouse gas emissions don't decrease rapidly, Australia will face particularly severe consequences from climate change, with, for example, four times as many heat-related deaths in a city like Sydney. Rising sea levels and flooding will affect approximately 1.5 million coastal residents by 2050 (and possibly 3 million by 2090). This is according to a major new government-commissioned report. Australia will soon release new climate targets …
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