Climate report finds 1.5m Australians at risk from sea level rise by 2050 | ABC NEWS

Australia's first national climate risk assessment predicts one and a half million Australians are at risk from sea levels rising by 2050, with severe impacts such as increased heatwave deaths and ecosystem damage. By 2050, disaster recovery costs are expected to surpass $40 billion annually, even under optimistic predictions. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-1... ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC NEWS on X (Twitter):   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia