The federal government is warned of millions of Australians at heightened risk of climate disasters due to homes being built on sprawling suburban fringes prone to floods and fires.
abc.net.au/news/outer-suburbs-climate-change-resilience-federal-investment-calls/102273256When flood waters destroyed hundreds of Queyea Tuazama's carefully planted crops in one of Australia's booming outer metropolitan areas, she knew that wouldn't be the last of it.
"Now we are using mostly wicking beds. We can move those beds and have it in a safe place, instead of losing all our crops and starting from nothing." The submission report warned residents in outer metropolitan areas will likely see a "significant increase" in emergencies if we keep building suburbs on land that is at high risk of fire or flood.The number of homes being built on grasslands prone to floods and bushfires has sparked safety concerns.Twenty per cent of Australia's population live in a fast-growing growth area around the nation's major cities.
NGAA executive officer Bronwyn Clark said the dizzying pace of growth requires careful thinking and urgent action. "So we're putting people into places at risk of fire and flood and we're not investing in the infrastructure to get people out of those areas when there is an emergency."Congestion and hot, dark-roofed homes are typical of outer metropolitan regions.
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