Three Aussie towns to become unlivable within a lifetime due to climate change
Three major economic centres are set to become uninhabitable by the end of the century, with global temperatures on track to warm by 2.7C. Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland are predicted to be pushed outside the “human climate niche” — that is, the temperature and humidity conditions in which humans can survive. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The cost to Australians if global temperatures warm by 3C. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> The destinations are just three of many in the northwestern section of Australia facing “niche displacement” in the next 70 years. New research by The University of Exeter, published in the Science journal Nature Sustainability this week, calculates the human cost of climate inaction based on current insufficient policies and government inaction. Two billion people will be living with unprecedented mean average temperatures (MAT) above 29C, the report states. MAT >29C is the point at which wellbeing scientifically declines...