Sustainability
A new Climate Council report says climate change is creating an insurability crisis in Australia due to worsening extreme weather and skyrocketing premiums.
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Why urban greening isn’t a panacea for extreme weather under climate change
by FM Mediaby FM MediaUrban gardens, parks and green walls are crucial ways to tackle flash floods and city heat. But new global research from Mark O Cuthbert, Denis O’Carroll and Gabriel C Rau finds its effectiveness varies from city to city.
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Cities could get more than 4°C hotter by 2100. Australia urgently needs a national planning policy
by FM Mediaby FM MediaCities occupy three percent of the Earth’s surface, yet more than half the world’s population live in urban environments. We need national plans to keep our cities cool so no one gets left behind, say Mark Maund, Kim Maund, Marcus Jefferies, and SueAnne Ware of the University of Newcastle.
