‘Quite scary': Rising temperatures threaten Melbourne, Sydney's water security

Sydney and Melbourne face rising threats to their water supplies from climate change as higher temperatures diminish inflows while pushing up demand, according to new research.

Water security for major Australian cities including Melbourne
and Sydney is likely to become more of a challenge under
climate change, scientists say.

A paper published by Environment Research Letters shows a "substantially" amplified risk for Melbourne's water availability if global temperatures rise 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels rather than the 1.5-degree target set by the Paris climate agreement.

Read the story from The Sydney Morning Herald by Peter Hannam - “‘Quite scary': Rising temperatures threaten Melbourne, Sydney's water security.”