A report released into Climate change predicting ocean surges, higher temperatures, threats to water supplies and agriculture along with more droughts
and severe cyclones is no reason for alarm according to Australia's federal Environmental Minister Ian Campbell. The report states that even if
greenhouse emissions were stopped tomorrow there is enough already in the atmosphere to cause more and more harm to the environment. The report states
that Australian agriculture will be severly affected unless changes are put into place now with more diverse crops and adaptability.
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The federal Environment Minister says a climate change report warning of more erratic weather and rising sea levels is not cause for alarm.
The new government report on climate change says there could be more droughts and storms, higher temperatures and rising sea levels in the next 30 to
50 years.
The Climate Change: Risk and Vulnerability report predicts more possible threats to water supplies, ecosystems and agriculture.
Environment Minister Ian Campbell says the report is evidence that even if all greenhouse gas emissions were stopped tomorrow, climate change would
continue because of the build-up in the atmosphere.
Senator Campbell says the warning could be painted as alarming but there is no need to panic.
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The report has bought back to the table the issue of uranium mining with the minister stating that more exports of uranium should be made available
to poor countries who will need it for fuel source in the future.
Senator Campbell has also used the release of the report to promote the Government's pro-uranium policy.
He says it would be wrong of Australia not to export uranium to developing nations as a part of a strategy to halt climate change.
The report states that this will all happen over a 30 year period but with the climate changes the planet has seen overall in the past few years,
people are beginning to question the time span of these events and the causes and affects.
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[edit on 26-7-2005 by Mayet]
