Climate Risk Assessment: Alarming, jump in death rates, coastal flooding, more hot days and hotter, drier droughts

Australia's news services were alive today with stories about the country's first Climate Risk Assessment Report."Catastrophic forecast pushes case for Australia to spend big and cut hard on emissions";"Climate Risk Assessment's 'high risk' warning for 1 million Australian homes";"Queensland among most at-risk from sea level rises by 2050";"‘Alarmist’ or ‘terrifying’? New climate report divides parliament";"‘Like a Mad Max movie’: How hot it will really get in ‘unliveable Australia’";"Horrifying report paints grim picture of Australia’s future".