Australia Bushfires May Create Nation’s First Climate Refugees
- Homes in fire-prone areas becoming uninsurable, scientist says
- Mann lashes Morrison government’s support of coal industry
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Australian wildfires that have razed thousands of homes and blackened an area about the size of England may also create the nation’s first climate refugees.
That’s the view of Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University, who said insurance companies are no longer covering homes in fire-prone areas as the continent becomes drier and hotter. That’s the first step to an area becoming uninhabitable, he said in an interview on Bloomberg TV Friday.