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Moreton Bay will be a whole lot bigger. but not necessarily better, by the end of this century.

At least that is the considered opinion of the Department of Climate Change in the first pass national assessment of Climate Change Risks to Australia’s Coast.

The Department says in the executive summary of its 178 page document that we have been lulled into thinking that the coast will not change much but says we have living in a relatively stable time(p.6):

"Since 1788 settlements have been built along our coast in expectation that sea level would remain broadly unchanged.

"Significant settlement of low-lying areas has occurred, and structures were designed and built to standards defined by a relatively narrow period of experience.

"Those conditions are now changing. A new climate era driven by global warming will increase risks to settlements, industries, the delivery of services and natural ecosystems within Australia’s coastal zone."read More....