Up to 185,000 Queensland homes could be at ‘very high risk’ with many uninsurable if global heating unchecked

<p>State faces more frequent heatwaves, floods, cyclones and bushfires as world warms, national climate risk assessment warns</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/16/australia-news-live-sydney-airport-social-media-ban-anthony-albanese-chris-bowen-climate-crisis-carbon-emissions-png-treaty-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2025/sep/15/sea-level-rise-and-soaring-heat-deaths-will-climate-action-match-the-risks-full-story-podcast">Full Story: Rising sea levels and soaring heat deaths: will climate action match the risks?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/sign-up-for-the-clear-air-australia-environment-newsletter-with-adam-morton?CMP=cvau_sfl">Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here</a></p></li></ul><p>Up to 185,000 properties in Queensland would be considered at “very high risk” of natural disaster if global heating continues unabated, according to a new report that warns that many of those homes would also become uninsurable.</p><p>The federal government’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/15/millions-of-australians-at-risk-from-rising-sea-levels-and-heat-deaths-could-soar-landmark-climate-report-warns">national climate risk assessment report</a> – released on Monday – says climate-related natural disasters would occur more frequently if global temperatures increase.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/16/climate-change-queensland-properties-high-risk-natural-disaster-heatwaves-flooding-cyclones-bushfires-homes-uninsurable">Continue reading...</a>