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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent

Up to 185,000 Queensland homes could be at ‘very high risk’ with many uninsurable if global heating unchecked

Aerial view of flooding in Townsville, Queensland in February 2019
Townsville flooding in 2019. Eighteen of the 20 areas of Australia at highest risk from global heating are in Queensland. Photograph: Andrew Rankin/AAP

Up to 185,000 properties in Queensland would be considered at “very high risk” of natural disaster if global heating continues unabated, according to a new report that warns that many of those homes would also become uninsurable.

The federal government’s national climate risk assessment report – released on Monday – says climate-related natural disasters would occur more frequently if global temperatures increase.

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