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Essay / Climate Change in Australia - 1013
Climate change has the potential to devastate millions of people in Australia. Rising temperatures will impact the Australian landscape by shrinking Australia's forests. Australia will have to spend billions of dollars to ensure its security in the face of climate change. Australians will need to demonstrate strength and flexibility to get through this difficult time they are going through, and Australia will need to find a way to solve this problem before it is too late. Climate change will affect the entire world and it is not an issue to be taken lightly. Australia's proposed solutions are not at all simple and for them to work everyone will need to work together. Climate change in Australia will impact the environment, the economy and the lives of Australians. One example of a solution is to reduce carbon emissions. Australia is home to the Great Barrier Reef, which is the largest coral reef system in the world, and home to the kangaroo. Australia is the driest continent in the world. The outback is the part of Australia where few people live because it is a vast desert ("Australia"). The Great Boundary Range is a long mountain range that runs along the Pacific coast of Australia ("Australia"). Australia is the driest habitable country in the world (“Australia”). The Great Barrier Reef of Australia is the largest in the world (“Australia”). Australia is already a dry country and if temperatures rise further due to climate change, Australia could suffer more severe wildfires and be doomed. Increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are causing global warming which can lead to climate change (Jamieson). The major problem facing Australia today is climate change (Jamieson). Climate change is a... middle of paper ......: Australia's place. » Australian Government – Department of the Environment. Australian Government – Department of the Environment. 02/26/14.Jamieson, Dale.¨global climate change.¨ Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. ED.J.Baird Callicott and Robert Fdrodeman USA, 2009, 458-463. opposing points of view in context. web.February 12, 2014McDonald Matt, Beeson Mark. “The Politics of Climate Change in Australia.” » University of Queensland in Australia. 2012. University of Queensland Australia. 04/02/14. “Solutions to global warming in Australia and New Zealand. » Union of Concerned Scientists.Union of Concerned Scientists. 2/26/14.