‘Very conservative’: Bushfires could kill almost 2500 Australians by 2030

, also found Australia’s gross domestic product would suffer a $17.2 billion hit due to fires over the same period.Loading

“Imagine if [mental health impacts] had been included as a part of the estimation. The burden of bushfires would be even larger.” New Year’s Eve 2019: People seek shelter under heavy smoke at the Mallacoota Gymnasium relief centre.“It’s all very well to have a volunteer fire brigade that responds immediately, but you have to have the local support networks in place after the bushfire passes,” he said.

One of the deadliest consequences of bushfires is the fine-particulate matter in smoke that can travel vast distances and is linked to higher mortality and cardiovascular and respiratory problems. Around the world, about 340,000 deaths a year are traced back to bushfire smoke. “Individual actions are not enough for bushfires,” she said. “We need urgent involvement of government, not just for the bushfires, but also to speed up implementation of green and sustainable technologies.”

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More than 2,400 lives will be lost to bushfires in Australia over a decade, experts predictExclusive: Healthcare costs from smoke-related deaths tipped to reach $110m, new modelling led by Monash University suggests The loss of 2400 Australian over 10yrs to bushfires is a tragic avoidable death toll yes , 240 pa on AVG. 6.1 x as many = 14715 Australian killed by covid in 2022. And 17029 Australians OFFICIALLY killed by covid so far = 7.2x as many in 3 yrs than killed bushfires in 10 ys. People will burn. They will drown. Houses will go up or under. Insurance will be unaffordable. Govts at all levels will be asked to help. Nah! See the problem now.
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