Workers operating heavy machinery to stabilise Wamberal Beach as a low-pressure cyclone lashes the Central Coast, forcing residents to evacuate beachfront homes amid growing erosion fears, on July 2, 2025. [AFP]
Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of more than a million Australians by 2050, while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of Canberra's release of emission reduction targets this week.