Guardian: Australia's exposure to climate change has worsened more rapidly than in any other major economy in the past two years, with stresses on water supplies increasing and the cost of natural disasters running second only to China, a report has found.
The study, compiled by HSBC, found that temperatures in Australia had risen faster than in any other G20 country over the past two years up by 0.39C to 18.9C on a decade average basis. Deterioration in water resources is also a major issue, with Australia,...