AAP: The climate change threat to the Great Barrier Reef and the Murray Darling Basin is a stark reminder that we're not immune to the risks detailed in a major UN global warming report, Australian scientists warn.
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report says the impacts of a changing climate are already being felt across the globe, but most nations are "ill-prepared" for the worst.
Left unchecked, a warming climate would increase the likelihood of "severe and pervasive...