Cottesloe’s beachfront and many of its multi-million-dollar homes will be destroyed by rising sea levels by 2070, a new report on the effects of climate change predicts. Detailed maps, not yet available to the public, show the loss of Marine Parade as well as homes north of Grant Street and south of Pearce Street, where land is typically valued at an astonishing $13,000 sqm.
The study, funded by the Federal Government, also warns that violent storms and a projected 48cm sea level rise mean infrastructure could be destroyed and homes likely to be left without vital services such as gas, water and sewerage if the State Government fails to assess Marine Parade pipelines.
The extraordinary findings, to be presented to Cottesloe council for the first time on Monday, are based on the latest information from the United Nations and NASA on how the area will look in 2030 and 2070.
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