The critical decade: Illawarra/NSW South Coast Impacts

Will Steffen; Lesley Hughes

The critical decade: Illawarra/NSW South Coast Impacts

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Abstract

The Climate Commission has released an climate change impact statement for the Illawarra and NSW south coast. The impact statement accompanies The Critical Decade report and highlights key climate change impacts for the Illawarra/NSW south coast region, which are:
•Higher temperatures will increase the likelihood of large and intense fires.
•Rising sea levels will exacerbate existing vulnerability of coastal towns and infrastructure in the Illawarra/ NSW south coast region.
•Changing rainfall patterns and the risk of more intense rainfall events pose challenges for low-lying urban centres in the Illawarra/NSW south coast.
•Biodiversity will be at risk.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Canberra
Publisher	A.C.T. Climate Commission Secretariat
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - Jul 2011

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Keywords

bushfire
climate science
Illawarra
rainfall
sea level
sea level rise
Wollongong

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The critical decade: Illawarra/NSW South Coast Impacts

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