Hotter, drier weather predicted for much of Qld
28 October 2010
A Queensland Government report on climate change predicts temperatures rises of up to 2.2 degrees over the next 40 years.
It also predicts rainfall will decrease by up to five per cent in the south-east, and up to seven per cent in central Queensland.
Sustainability Minister Kate Jones has told Parliament the last decade was the warmest on record.
"The report tells us that Queensland is getting hotter, sea levels are expected to continue to rise, and the impacts of extreme weather events will increase," she said.
"Of particular concern is advice that our iconic Great Barrier Reef will be impacted by increasing acidification and warming of the ocean due to more carbon in the atmosphere."
Source: www.abc.net.au