Sydney temperatures to soar: CSIRO report
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald is saying Sydney temperatures to soar: CSIRO report.
Average Sydney temperatures will soar by 4.8 degrees by 2070, according to a CSIRO report commissioned by the NSW State Government.
The frequency of droughts is also tipped to increase to nine out of every 10 years by 1970, forcing Sydney residents to reduce water consumption by 54 per cent for the city to remain sustainable within the next 20 years.
The CSIRO report says the coastline will be devastated by 110-metre storm surges by 2100 and bushfires will almost double as rainfall is expected to fall by 40 per cent.
Ouch! Sydney is already facing crippling water shortages, and suffers from regular bushfires. Coastline real-estate in Sydney is amongst the most expensive in the world. But by-and-large these places are not built for the sorts of weather the CSIRO is predicting. Life for our kids is going to be much harder that we’ve had it, unless we act now to pull CO2 from the air as quickly, and as soon as possible. — DS
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