Regional Australians will need to be our ground troops in the climate war — so stop neglecting us1/20/2020 There are two inconvenient truths being largely overlooked as our nation discusses the link between climate change and natural disasters.
The first is that regional Australians will wear the bulk of the destruction and suffering linked to our changing climate. The second, and perhaps more painful truth to realise as the impact of climate change worsens, is that metropolitan Australia's perpetual neglect of our regions is eroding the security we once enjoyed as a resilient and prosperous nation. Over the past year in my role living and travelling in regional Australia I have witnessed first-hand the suffering of individuals and communities grappling with unprecedented bushfires, catastrophic flooding, broken temperature records, compounding drought and the ongoing collapse of our continent's largest river system. Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-21/regional-australians-need-to-be-ground-troops-climate-war/11874930
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