Australians are bracing for climate collapse—and it’s rewriting politics
A new study indicates that anxiety about social and economic collapse due to climate change is pervasive in Australia. The nationwide survey (commissioned by the author and carried out by Roy Morgan Research) reveals that nearly a third of Australians are ‘very or extremely concerned’ about social and economic collapse occurring by 2050. Three in […]
Australians on the move to escape climate extremes: Tasmania favoured
As the globe continues to warm and extreme weather events intensify, Australia faces a demographic upheaval as some regions become too risky to live in. With more households living through floods, fires, cyclones, and heat waves, anxiety about climate change is inevitably escalating and we can expect many Australians to relocate to safer parts of […]
Climate bunkers in the suburbs?
Almost a quarter of Australians say they have modified their homes in the last six years to protect themselves from extreme weather events, according to a report released today by Charles Sturt University. Homeowners most exposed to extreme events are much more likely to modify their homes to protect them from climate change. These are […]