Australia – Move north to escape climate change

Worried about climate change? Move to Darwin.

New research shows the top half of Australia will be little affected by climate change, while from Brisbane south the effects will get stronger and stronger.

Dr Tim Barrows, from the Australian National University, has prepared a hit-list of the cities which will be most affected as the climate warms up.

Canberra tops the list because it doesn’t have the ocean to moderate temperatures.

Next come Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth.

Sydney and Brisbane will fare a little better, although their climates will still change significantly.

And the north will escape the worst of climate change, although it will get wetter.

The Age