In short:
Tasmania has a reputation as a refuge from the impacts of climate change, due to its sprawling wilderness areas and cool climate.
Couples like Anna Graham and Jack Taylor have moved to the state to escape the extreme heat and humidity of Queensland.
What’s next?
The National Climate Risk Assessment has forecast key climate hazards for the state, including worsening heatwaves, drought and flooding.
I mean i get it, but its kinda like moving to the outer edge of the frying pan to escape the heat.
It may work for a while - but once shit hits the fan and we have food and water resource wars do they think they’ll magically be isolated from it? Especially since Tassie is part of a huge desert island nation with 28 million+ people to feed.
Almacca@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Didn’t they have unprecedented bushfires in places that are usually to damp to catch fire not to many years ago?
shads@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
Yep
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Yes as did SE.Qld in the “rainforest” that burned.
Dont be there is the key,
As the artcle says everywhere is effected, its just some places are worse then others.
Like the couple interviewd, he couldn’t work outdoors in SE.Qld anymore, it was already unlivable
I left far North Qld 15 years ago for the same reason.
Almacca@aussie.zone 1 week ago
I grew up in Tassie, currently living in Brisbane. It’s been a thought in the back of my mind that I should head back there come the apocalypse. No-one gives a shit about Tassie in the global scene.