Millions of Australians at risk from rising sea levels and heat deaths to soar, national climate risk assessment report warns

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46% : The federal government on Monday released the long-awaited national climate risk assessment, providing the most detailed picture of the severe and far-reaching social and economic of the climate crisis for Australia. Developed by the Australian Climate Service and climate change department, the inaugural assessment modelled the impact of climate-related hazards, such as heatwaves, drought and floods, on different parts of the community, economy and environment under three global warming scenarios - above 1.5%, above 2% and above 3%. Warming across the Australian continent has already reached 1.5%, the report noted.

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