Those of us who accept the reality of human-induced climate
change and gather Beneath the Wisteria
in Shepparton’s Maude St Mall might be the only ones left standing should we
take seriously a report today (July 12) on the ABC.
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| Those towns with the lowest educations levels face the greatest threat from climate change. |
A story headed: “Climate change scepticism could wipe out rural towns”, argued that 100s
of rural Australia’s inland towns could cease to exist by 2050 if those living
there did not adapt to our changing climate.
It was argued
in the story predicted that those towns with a general low education level
would fare the worst.
Many country
towns had a lingering scepticism about climate change and that doubt had the
potential to “de-populate” entire towns.
