Tag Archives: climate change impacts
Eastern suburbs sport and sea level rise from climate change
Global warming is happening, and it is raising sea levels. Sports grounds are often in low lying locations, and provide early indicators of risks to communities which mean we should be acting urgently in Australia, instead of reversing real climate … Continue reading
Sea level rise threatens inner west Sydney sport
Climate change is warming the seas as well as the atmosphere. Water expands when it warms. So the seas are rising – around 200mm last century and accelerating. This is the sort of basic science that Tony Abbott and his … Continue reading
Rising seas from climate change threaten Melbourne sport
Climate change is driving sea level rise. It’s happening – mostly because water expands as it warms, some of it from melting ice as well – and accelerating. Images on this page are copied from OzCoasts maps for impacts of … Continue reading
Australia more exposed than most test cricket nations to sea level rise from climate change
Climate change is raising sea levels – not only through melting ice, but through the basic school physics that water expands as it warms. Of the more than 100 grounds used internationally for test cricket, Australia has two of the … Continue reading
WACA, Perth sport threatened by climate change
Global warming is making the oceans rise. As well as melting ice, water expands when it warms. OzCoasts has produced maps showing impacts for some of Australia’s coasts from average sea level rises including 1.1 metres. The actual rises could … Continue reading
North Queensland sport: grounds for concern from climate change
Climate change is warming the oceans as well as the atmosphere. Water expands as it warms, so the seas are rising. Average sea levels rose around 200mm last century and accelerating. OzCoasts has published maps showing impacts for our coastal … Continue reading
Adelaide sport under threat from climate change
After the heatwave in January (when Adelaide held the unwelcome position as hottest city in the world) more people in Adelaide are now familiar with one part of the future we face unless there is urgent action on greenhouse emissions. … Continue reading
Gold Coast sport under threat from climate change
Climate change is warming the oceans as well as the atmosphere. Water expands as it warms. Average sea levels rose around 200mm last century and accelerating. OzCoasts has published maps showing impacts for areas including South-East Queensland for scenarios including … Continue reading
Sport in Brisbane under threat from climate change
Campbell Newman and Tony Abbott don’t want to talk about it, but climate change is warming the oceans and making the seas rise. OzCoasts has modelled rises including 1.1 metres. We could see this or worse if greenhouse gas emissions … Continue reading
Illawarra and south coast sport: Grounds for concern on climate change and sea level rise?
Icecaps and glaciers might seem a long way from south coast NSW. But global warming because of excess greenhouse gases we have been putting into the air is going into warming the oceans, even more than it is going into … Continue reading
Australian sports grounds and climate change 