Climate change sea level rise in Melbourne could flood beaches and canals
Normal text size Very large text size New scientific and economic research for the Andrews government warns of the grave risk of rising seas along the Victorian coast including trillions of dollars of damage to homes and other assets, if global warming is not slowed and planned for. The research will add pressure on the government to further restrict development on the coast by lifting its current sea level rise planning benchmark of 0.8 metres by 2100, and to start planning for the “retreat” of some low-lying coastal towns. Rex Grady near the barrier erected by the Port Fairy golf club t...
Source: theage.com.au