Queensland residents at more risk with Australia expected to warm up above 3-degrees

ABC NEWS (Australia)

With the national climate risk report, there are warnings that up to 185 thousand Queensland residents’ buildings could be in “very high-risk areas” if Australia warms up above than 3 degrees.

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00:00The floodwaters have long dried, but almost two years on from tropical cyclone Jasper,

00:08Derek Greaves still isn't back in his house.

00:11People now who still haven't had their houses fixed, like myself and next door,

00:15and it's emotional, it's extremely emotional.

00:18A national report warns more properties in Queensland will be at risk from a changing climate,

00:24predicting if global temperatures rise above three degrees, there could be up to 185,000 residential buildings in the state at very high risk

00:34of exposure to floods, bushfires, tropical cyclones and heat waves.

00:39I'm really concerned this is going to mean that homes are going to be uninsurable, people are going to have to move.

00:44At McEwen's beach south of Mackay, erosion is a persistent threat.

00:49Locals paid for their own rock wall here almost ten years ago.

00:53It's bought them time.

00:54We love the beach, we love it here, we love the climate.

00:57But the mayor says authorities need to plan for the worst case.

01:01At some stage in the future, when all of the seabed walls and the rock walls and the bagged walls don't work,

01:09retreat's going to be the only answer.

01:11The report cautions by 2050 climate risks are predicted to escalate,

01:16with areas including the Fraser coast likely to face heightened vulnerabilities.

01:22By 2090, it's expected to experience severe consequences.

01:26It also lays bare the health risks from longer, more severe heat waves.

01:31It's concerning to see some of the data.

01:34At three degrees of warming, heat-related deaths in Townsville could rise by a staggering 335%.

01:41We know that in Queensland our population can be quite vulnerable.

01:45Our population is ageing.

01:47The federal government plans to develop an action agenda with the states by the end of 2026.

01:53ти to 24-736.

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