Here’s a small sample on temperature increase from CSIRO research…
Up to 1°C increase
- 250-300 litres less milk produced each year for every cow in the Hunter Valley
- 70% increase in droughts in NSW
- Australian snow cover shrinks by 10-40%
1°C to 2°C increase
- Coral bleaching devastates 60-80% of the Great Barrier Reef each year
- $12m pa to manage the southward spread of the Qld Fruit Fly
- 40% loss of core habitat for Eucalyptus
- Twice the current number of people are exposed to flooding
Source: CSIRO