January 13, 2013
The National Climate Assessment in the US has just released its draft report and it warns that climate change is on course to turn the country into a hotter, drier, and more disaster-prone place. The same could be, and has been said, for Australia, according to the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology. The insurance industry has recognised the reality of climate change and its costs.
The report, which is not due for adoption until 2014, was produced to guide federal, state and city governments in America in making long-term plans.These kind of forewarnings imply that society will need to adapt to a certain level of climate change, rises in sea levels, and more floods and bush fires. The trend over the longer term is undeniable. The world is warming, and Australia is 0.9 of a degree Celsius warmer than it was a century ago.
The http://climatecommission.gov.au/">Climate Commission's recent Report says:
The length, extent and severity of this heatwave are unprecedented in the measurement record. Although Australia has always had heatwaves, hot days and bushfires, climate change has increased the risk of more intense heatwaves and extreme hot days, as well as exacerbated bushfire conditions. Scientists have concluded that climate change is making extreme hot days, heatwaves and bushfire weather worse.
Its time for a boycott of investment in fossil fuel companies