SYDNEY, Australia — The picturesque waterways and beaches of Sydney, Australia's 'Harbor City,' are 'vulnerable' to substantial sea level rises unless a greater effort is made to reduce emissions, a government climate report warned on Tuesday.
SYDNEY , Australia — The picturesque waterways and beaches of Sydney , Australia's 'Harbor City,' are 'vulnerable' to substantial sea level rises unless a greater effort is made to reduce emissions, a government climate report warned on Tuesday.The New South Wales state government warned that Sydney could be 1.8 degrees Celsius warmer by 2050, and about double that by 2090, if warming is unchecked.
Penny Sharpe, New South Wales minister for climate change, said the state faced two options: address climate change now or wait for extreme weather events to cause damage.'This data will help protect critical infrastructure including hospitals, transport networks, dams and energy systems from climate change impacts, such as extreme heat, fires and floods,' she said.
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