Rising seas may threaten 1.5m Australians by mid-century as heat deaths quadruple, report finds
Australia's National Climate Risk Assessment identifies 63 key climate threats, forecasting a 400% increase in heatwave deaths in Sydney and $611 billion in property losses by 2050.
- Rising oceans, due to climate change, will threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050, according to a report released on September 15, 2025.
- The national climate risk assessment states that rising temperatures will have cascading, compounding, concurrent impacts on life in Australia, which has over 27 million residents.
- Should temperatures increase by 3C, heat-related deaths could soar by more than 400 percent in Sydney, as indicated in the report.
- Amanda McKenzie, chief executive of the Climate Council NGO, called the report terrifying.
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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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