Recent heatwaves, and catastrophic bushfires, are just a taste of things to come, warn Griffith University researchers.
Climate change scientists are working on 100 research projects, and say, preparation is key.
On the Gold Coast, sea level rise, is the biggest concern.
“The local government has to see how it’s going to protect people, where’s it’s going to protect, where it might choose to withdraw protecting because it just becomes impossible to do unless they have to spend money they simply don’t have.”
The findings will be released in June.
