‘Cascading, compounding’: five key takeaways from Australia’s national climate risk assessment

The national climate risk assessment has painted a challenging and confronting view of the future for Australia under global heating.

The report , released on Monday by the Albanese government, looked at 10 “priority hazards” such as bushfires, flooding and extreme heat and the risks they presented all across Australia’s way of life – from its oceans to its communities and the country’s economy.

Here are five important takeaways from the report.

Graham Readfearn is Guardian Australia’s environment and climate correspondent