Climate change is a leading cause of a range of environmental issues for our planet and Australia. Climate change isn’t just about the Earth getting hotter – it also impacts many other areas.
Some of the major effects of climate change are:
- Increased temperatures
- More storms and severe weather (e.g. flooding, cyclones/hurricanes and landslides)
- More drought
- Warmer oceans, which are causing glaciers and our polar caps to melt
- More carbon dioxide in the oceans, which is killing marine life and coral
- More endangered and extinct species (due to changes in ecosystems, forest fires, etc.)
- Less food available due to extreme weather (e.g. crops lost due to drought, floods, fire, etc.)
The DE is committed to monitoring and proactively fighting climate change.
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