The Age·5 min read·medium
Fire, flood and wishful thinking: Why we’re not ready for Victoria’s climate future
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Michael Bachelard, Bianca Hall, Gay Alcorn
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Residents in rural Victoria, Australia, are struggling with the psychological and physical impacts of recurring climate-driven floods. The article argues that current government policy is failing to adequately prepare communities for inevitable climate disasters.
No matter what is done to reduce carbon emissions, more violent weather, sea-level rise, flooding, fire and drought are inevitable. That scenario is raising huge questions for governments, councils, communities and authorities.
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