Rowley publishes warning that extreme heat kills more Australians than all natural disasters combined
1 Sep 16 · 7d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 2 comments · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
Nick Rowley publishes analysis in The Guardian arguing that between 2000 and 2018, extreme heat caused more deaths in Australia than bushfires, floods, storms and cyclones combined. He contends heat remains under-recognized because it leaves little visible destruction and effects are often recorded as heart, kidney or respiratory illness. He calls for Australia to adopt seasonal heat preparation similar to bushfire readiness, and identifies a critical gap in NSW where dangerous heat outside formal heatwave thresholds leaves people unprotected.
“Between 2000 and 2018, extreme heat caused more deaths in Australia than all our bushfires, floods, storms and cyclones combined”
Nick RowleyNick Rowley Climate policy advisor, commentatorElisa Longo Borghini Italian professional cyclist
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first by The Guardian, 9d ago · also Guardian Environment
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I know you’re being funny but anyway Australia is light years ahead in terms of awareness and emergency services readiness so yeah I think Europe needs to learn from Australia.
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And we're about to see the hottest el niño in recorded history. If it made London 38°C what will happen here where we're used to 45+?
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