<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/the-national-climate-risk-assessment-australia-key-takeaways-millions-at-risk-of-flooding-heatwave/30c25f88-7101-49ec-8c6c-d9daf122fa54" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australia's damning National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) report"><span>Australia's damning National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) report</span></a><span> has warned continued global warming could result in devastating shortages of foods such as fresh fish, beef, mangoes and avocados.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The landmark report detailed how climate change may choke food supply in regional Australian communities and found there will be a "high to very high risk" to primary industries by 2050.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The scenarios of 1.5, two and three degrees of warming were modelled in the NCRA report, which noted the particularly catastrophic effect of severe heatwaves on fresh fruit, vegetables and cattle.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-climate-change-risk-assessment-property-impact/6278ac2c-1e4a-4a60-867b-66e761984ebf" target="_blank"><strong><span>Aussies staring down the barrel of looming $770 billion catastrophe</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"High temperatures can cause fruit sunburn, reducing the quality and marketability of produce," the report states.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While reduced frost will likely be a benefit, higher cool season temperatures can reduce flowering and yields in temperate perennial nuts and fruit (e.g. walnut, apple) and some tropical crops (e.g. mango, avocado).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Heat stress in both dairy and beef cattle can reduce livestock productivity and welfare through changes in feed intake, behaviour, fertility and metabolism."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/food-and-water-shortages-predicted-for-australia-in-national-climate-risk-assessment-report/c0c4dfdf-36f8-406e-98ea-2935e5173980" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Climate change is also expected to result in "major reductions" in Australian inland fish species due to rainfall deficits and intense hot temperatures.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Conversely, rising sea levels and flooding may drive food wastage.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The report pointed to a flooding in south-east Queensland in 2022 when milk tankers were forced to discard large quantities of milk due to road closures. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/charlie-kirk-shooter-tyler-robinson-what-we-know-political-views-explained/9a17a048-d30a-4bd2-8882-a24bc7d7ca27" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>What do we know about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The cumulative wealth loss in Australia from reduced agricultural and labour productivity from climate change could exceed $19 billion by 2030, $211 billion by 2050, and $4.2 trillion by 2100, the report found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Soaring temperatures are also likely to result in job losses in the agriculture industry, with outdoor working conditions estimated to "exceed safe thresholds".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As it stands, heatwaves are estimated to reduce annual productivity by $616 per worker, totalling $5.8 billion.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Whether it be cropping, cattle sheep, fisheries… the report makes clear that Australia's regional areas will be big losers from climate change," Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Food and water security will be threatened as part of the climate catastrophe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Remote and rural communities are exposed to increased risks as climate hazards and events increase interruptions to water, energy, medical and telecommunication infrastructure and reduce food and water security through diminished road, air and water access," the report added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/elon-musk-calls-for-change-of-uk-government/d34320f7-0c54-4325-babc-f6ac5ad6241c" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Left is party of murder': Elon Musk lays blame over Charlie Kirk assassination</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A spokesperson for Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) said the NCRA is a stark reminder of the "huge cost" of failing to reduce carbon pollution.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We need deep pollution reduction this decade to protect our farmers and our food supply," FCA chief executive Natalie Collard said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Commodities expected to be particularly hurt by climate change include livestock farming, because extreme heat hurts the animals and means less productive workers, as well as horticulture, cropping and irrigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Food security is national security.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's time all sides put their tribalism and ideology aside and work together to reduce 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