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Climate Change Threats

Queensland Austrailia and the Great Barrier Reef

Coral Bleaching

Intense Bushfires

Inudation

Impacts

Infrastructure

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Athropological Impacts

Higher Temps

Ecosystem

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Countries like the Philippines, Indonesia, and parts of the Caribbean are facing stronger tropical storms and hurricanes, which damage coastal infrastructure and ecosystems.

In Queensland, coral bleaching, bushfires, and inundation are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change. The Great Barrier Reef, one of Queensland’s most iconic natural landmarks, is experiencing widespread coral bleaching as rising sea temperatures stress the coral ecosystems, leading to a loss of biodiversity. Bushfires in Queensland have intensified, especially in the state’s dry interior, where extreme heat and drought conditions create a perfect storm for wildfires, threatening lives, homes, and local wildlife. Inundation is also a growing issue, with rising sea levels and heavier rainfall events causing coastal flooding and erosion, impacting communities along Queensland's coastline and threatening infrastructure, agriculture, and habitats.

The Queensland Government has established strategies like the Queensland Climate Adaptation Strategy, which outlines measures to improve the state’s resilience to climate change. This includes enhancing coastal protection, protecting natural assets like the Great Barrier Reef, and supporting communities impacted by extreme weather events.

• More demand for health and emergency services
• Heat-related deaths, particularly among the elderly and vulnerable
• Damage to cultural sites

• Inundation, erosion and infrastructure damage along the coastline
• Maintenance and recovery costs
• Disruption to services
• Energy usage

• Changes in water availability and security
• Crops destroyed by cyclones
• Thermal stress for livestock
• Damage to marine and terrestrial ecosystems

Maximum, minimum and average temperatures are projected to continue to rise. There is going to be an increase in frequency and duration of hot days.

Sea level is projected to rise by 0.8m above present day levels by 2100.

Work Cited

Queensland Government Climate Change Impact Summary

STATE OF QUEENSLAND:DISASTER GROUND ZERO

How global warming is permanently reshaping the Great Barrier Reef - PBS

Great Barrier Reef Foundation - Coral Bleaching