Source: The Age

“SOME of Victoria’s favourite seaside getaways and most sought-after beachside suburbs will have to be abandoned or relocated over the coming decades as climate change leads to rising sea levels, storm surges and floods.Low-lying settlements from Lakes Entrance in Gippsland to Elwood, Brighton and Werribee on Port Phillip Bay and Apollo Bay and Port Fairy on the western coast have been identified as vulnerable to flood and erosion by senior scientists, coastal experts and researchers working for the State Government.”


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