Ku-ring-gai is vulnerable to climate change with more frequent and intense heatwaves, wildfires, severe storms and flash flooding.

The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology’s State of the Climate 2024 report draws on the latest national and international climate research.

Every place will experience changes in weather and climate extremes— such as extreme heat, heavy rainfall, coastal inundation, fire weather and drought— including Ku-ring-gai.

Every local environment will face exacerbating pressures on the health and wellbeing of its ecosystems. It will have impacts on the health and wellbeing of people living in their communities.

Land use change from deforestation is the second largest source of CO2 emissions.