[LINK] Infrastructure issues

[Karl Auer]

On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 11:42 +1000, Antony Barry wrote:
> With global warming the threat is that many of our inland cities will  
> be uninhabitable, not just because of lack of water but because of  
> persistent high temperatures.

They'd have to be pretty high. And comfort isn't reliant on air-con, for
goodness sake - a properly designed house can be cool in the hottest of
climates.

> Low lying areas  
> won't do to well in the longer term. Goodbye Gold Coast.

Well - yes. It will be under water, for a start.

> If we pass 550ppm of CO2 a move to Tasmania might be advisable.

The little, pointy, but above all *high* bits of it, you mean?

Regards, K.

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