Climate Emergency: How disasters could become serious national security challenges | 7.30

The Black Summer bushfires gave us a taste of what we can expect if the world warms 1.5 degrees. The science tells us that every fraction of a degree that global temperatures rise will make future cyclones, floods and bushfires more severe.

In part 2 of our climate change series from Andy Park, a former defence official warns that climate-related disasters could also become serious national security challenges.

For Part 1, click here:    • Climate Emergency: Australia on the f...  
For Part 3, click here:    • Climate Emergency: Is carbon neutrali...  
For Part 4, click here:    • Climate emergency: Mounting global pr...  

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