While no particular weather extreme can be attributed to climate change, the science is clear that our climate is changing and feeding the conditions to weather extremes such as the Qld & Vic floods. Once-a-century floods now occur every few decades. Recent years have been the hottest on record. Global sea temperatures have never been warmer - perfect conditions for flooding.
Among the havoc, an inspiring thing came out of the tragic floods - human solidarity came to the fore. The supposedly permanent rules of the market were forgotten while tens of thousands of human beings helped thousands of other human beings whom they had never even met. For a time human need came before corporate greed.
This meeting will examine the issues raised by the Qld and Vic floods, the relationship between weather extremes and climate change, and the issues and possibilities around social change. All welcome
Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale. Dinner avail from 6pm.