Environmental Impacts

The effect of climate change on key climate variables across south-eastern Australia is relatively well understood in general terms. Differences in the direction and magnitude of change are increasingly being resolved at the regional level. In contrast, the regional impacts on natural assets associated with these changes are less well known.

A summary of impacts of climate change based on a projections, observed trends and regional data is provided below.

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Coasts and Estuaries
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Flora and Fauna
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Marine
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Rivers and Floodplains
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Soils and Land
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Terrestrial Habitat
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Wetlands