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Rising sea levels are reducing safe farmland in Australia's flood-prone areas

An Australian farm in flood-prone country faces diminishing safe land and high costs as sea levels rise. The report illustrates a long-term climate-driven threat to property and agricultural viability.

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Loss of habitable and productive land can increase displacement, adaptation costs and food-system pressure.

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  1. Peter's farm is on 'flood country'. As Australia's sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge | Climate crisis ↗theguardian.com · Recorded source date: Sep 9, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

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