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Extreme heat is killing Australians, with heart disease impacts set to more than double by 2050

www.scimex.org

“Although our study is focused on Australia, the fundamental link between higher temperatures and increased cardiovascular risk has been documented globally. While the specific risks may vary depending on local climates, population demographics and levels of adaptation, the overall trend – that higher temperatures lead to more cardiovascular disease burden – is likely relevant in many parts of the world.”

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"Climate change is a hoax" - Majority of Australian voters.
- Yeah, nah. It’s one of the biggest issues people have behind cost of living.
  
  OK, I was wrong, 40% of Aussies believe climate change is caused by humans. It's not the majority.
  As for policy issues, the Australian National University found that global warming was #3 on policy issues (page 9 of study at 10% or responses). That also reflects in the vote with Greens getting only 12%.
  Just like many other things, people have experience it to understand. Unfortunately, it might be too late when people do change their mind about climate change and accept that it is a major issue.
  
  This is shockingly low. I would have thought more like 60%
  40??
  My lordy we're so screwed haha
  Edit: turns out you've accidentally swapped the numbers
  
  Woops, indeed!
  
  @atrocity
  Well, as the saying goes...
  "Experience is the best teacher, but it is also the most expensive."
  @Deceptichum
  
  That's a great saying! I'll try to remember it. Thank you :)
  
  Dr Graham Bradley, a research fellow at Griffith University who has led its annual climate action survey of more than 4,000 people, questioned whether the term “climate disruption” was commonly understood. That was a problem that could skew the results, he said.
  The Griffith Climate Action Survey carried out in 2023 found 82% of Australians agreed the climate was changing. He said about a quarter of people either denied climate change was happening or were unconvinced that humans were causing it.
  But let’s not stop there:
  General concern about climate change remains high, with eight in 10 Australians (81%) saying they were at least "somewhat concerned" about climate change, in line with previous years.
  https://phys.org/news/2023-07-australians-climate.amp
  According to the latest Climate of the Nation report, Australians have become more worried about the effects of climate change with 75 per cent of respondents concerned and that number rising to 84 per cent among 25 to 34-year-olds.
  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-03/climate-of-the-nation-report-australian-attitudes-climate-change/101606374
  In 2024, a majority of Australians (57%) say ‘global warming is a serious and pressing problem’ about which ‘we should begin taking steps now, even if this involves significant costs’. Three in ten (30%) say ‘the problem of global warming should be addressed, but its effects will be gradual, so we can deal with the problem gradually by taking steps that are low in cost’. Only 12% take the view that ‘until we are sure that global warming is really a problem, we should not take any steps that would have economic costs’. All results are steady from 2023.
  https://poll.lowyinstitute.org/charts/climate-change/
  Over 70% of Australians say that they are concerned about climate change and its impacts, including the potential it has to compound existing cost-of-living pressures.
  https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/climate-of-the-nation-2023/
  Basically everyone accepts the science of climate change here, around 5-10% think it’s not man made, and 10-15% think it’s not a big deal.
  
  a better word than believe, which implies that science is faith based
  it's accepts, people accept the science
  let's not use the language that anti-science want us to use
  
  I like that, thanks.
  
  Not sure how you come to such conclusions. 18 % flat out disagree that climate change happens. Of the 82 % there will be a lot that disregard human influence. 57 % see it as a pressing matter instead of nothing or a minor inconvenience.
  
  Behind cost of living? Climate change will escalate that pretty quickly with failing crops, water shortages, new diseases like we have with bird flu now, the rising need for air conditioning… the list could go on and on.
  
  Show me a place on the map where it isn’t?
  This says it’s not even top 3 for Europe.
  
  Im just saying it’s short sighted. Can’t blame people though if their basic needs aren’t met. We’re on this spiral towards the bottom ride and I don’t like it.

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