Some east coast residents are mopping up and shoveling out their mud and water soaked homes for the second time in a year raising serious questions about whether flood prone properties are worth saving.
The government is working on a Climate Adaption Act that will address the legal issues around managed retreat and funding and financing adaption, but that work won't be finished until next year.
And experts say its a seriously problem now.
Coordinating lead author with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Judy Lawrence talks to Lisa Owen.
