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"More than 4.7 sq km of inner-Melbourne and swathes of Port Phillip Bay could
face the threat of rising sea levels and storm tides fuelled by climate change
in the coming decades, complex modelling released by the Victorian government
shows.
The Port Phillip Bay coastal hazard assessment, released on Thursday, found
that Docklands and Southbank in the Melbourne city council area could face
inundation in the scenario of a 1.1-metre sea level rise, during a
one-in-100-chance storm-tide event.
The analysis, first reported by the
Age, found that a quarter of the Port
Phillip council area – which includes St Kilda, Albert Park and South Melbourne
– could face inundation under the same scenario.
Risks of inundation increased further during extreme rainfall events and under
a scenario in which sea levels rise by 1.4 metres by 2100."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
