Seriously ugly: Hereâs how Australia will look if the world heats by 3°C
The sum of current commitments under the Paris climate accord puts Earth on track for 3â of warming this century. Text Size:
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Imagine, for a moment, a different kind of Australia. One where bushfires on the catastrophic scale of Black Summer happen almost every year. One where 50â days in Sydney and Melbourne are common. Where storms and flooding have violently reshaped our coastlines, and unique ecosystems have been damaged beyond recognition â including the Great Barrier Reef, which no longer exists.
Frighteningly, this is not an imaginary future dystopia. Itâs a scientific projection of Australia under 3â of global warming â a future we must both strenuously try to avoid, but also prepare for.
99 percent of Great Barrier Reef could be wiped out by 2025
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The World Heritage-listed site off Australia s northeastern coast is all but doomed, with between 70 and 99 per cent of corals set for destruction unless immediate “transformative action” is taken to reverse global warming, according to a new report.
The health of Australia s Great Barrier Reef is in a critical state and deteriorating as climate change warms up the waters in which it lies.
The World Heritage-listed site off Australia s northeastern coast is all but doomed, with between 70 and 99 per cent of corals set for destruction unless immediate “transformative action” is taken to reverse global warming, according to a new report.