Principles of Sustainability: Impact of Climate Change on Sydney, Australia

PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY
PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY
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PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY1
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................1
2. Discussion...........................................................................................................................1
2.1. Change in precipitation................................................................................................1
2.2. Change in Sea level.....................................................................................................2
2.3. Change in humidity, wind and temperature................................................................2
2.4. Effects on water and food supplies..............................................................................3
2.5. Refugee movements....................................................................................................4
2.6. Actions taken...............................................................................................................4
3. Conclusion..........................................................................................................................5
4. References:..........................................................................................................................6

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1. Introduction
The climate of earth has changed throughout the history and this results in new form
of weather patterns that last for several decades (Mahmood et al. 2014). However, today, the
issue has attracted the attention of the entire world as the Earth’s climate is changing faster
than ever before and it is making several changes apart from just change in the weather
patterns. However, climate change in Australia has become an important issue right from the
beginning of 21st century. It is particularly for critical as of the higher impact that it lays on
the coastal communities of Australia because of the population concentration, industry and
commerce. This report shall elaborate on examining the ways in which climate change in
Earth is predicted to impact upon Sydney, Australia. Some of the significant changes that
would cover this report are the change in humidity, change in precipitation, sea level,
temperature and wind. With the same, it shall also cover the other social impacts while taking
into consideration the regional elements like food supplies, refugee movements and water
supplies. The report shall also highlight the actions that have been taken recently for the
mitigating those impacts.
2. Discussion
2.1. Change in precipitation
It is to mention that the greatest health threats of Sydney comes from the climate
change and this is expected to come basically from the extreme weather events like heat
waves and the rise in temperatures along with the ever changing variability of rainfall. With
the same, as per Mahmood et al. (2014), drought is also related to the decrease in mental
health condition, more particularly in the rural areas. It is to note that in the year 2018, the
temperature of Sydney had reached more than 47 degrees. It was the hottest day of the city in
nearly eighty years. Although heat waves are not a new phenomenon in Sydney, but with the