Two articles on the Australian Climate Risk Assessment quote experts saying the report is actually optimistic, it understates the crisis.
The SMH refers to the idea that if the warnings sound too dire, them people will switch off. That's a dilemma, isn't it? If you don't tell people about it, nothing will happen. If you do tell people about it, they'll be so scared they'll go LALALALALALA and nothing will happen. But surely we have to be informed and not mollycoddled.
“I don’t want to fall into this doom and gloom scenario too much because people just turn away; they don’t listen because it’s too scary. But we need to listen.” -Dr Sebastian Pfautsch
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/like-a-mad-max-movie-how-hot-it-will-really-get-in-unliveable-australia-20250915-p5mv3f.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/climate-risk-assessment-million-homes-insurance-gdp-costs/105774418
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