'Disasters have devastating and long lasting societal and economic impacts that are often regional and sometimes global in reach. By nature, disasters usually occur with little or no warning.' 'The adverse societal, economic and environmental impacts often endure long after the event.' (Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University, Canberra) >

Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood. Research article. (Environment International Journal) >

An interactive graphic from the British Medical Journal. (British Medical Journal, London) >

Lead exposure in the last century shrank IQ scores of half of Americans, study finds. 'Leaded gasoline calculated to have stolen more than 800 million cumulative IQ points since the 1940s.' (Science Daily, Maryland USA) >

Building togetherness in the face of disaster. 'Social connection is key for helping people to weather and recover from traumatic disasters' (University of Melbourne) >

'...a toolkit developed by and for the community sector to help organisations measure and improve their resilience to disasters and emergencies.' (Australian Council of Social Service, Sydney) >

Disaster Resilience Education '...a resource of Tasmania Fire Service Bushfire-Ready Schools initiative.' Lesson Guides for Teachers and Students. (Disaster Resilience Tasmania, Tasmania Fire Service) >

Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead poisoning. What can we do to reduce this? 'Lead poisoning is estimated to account for about 1% of the global disease burden.This is a large burden for a problem that gets very little attention.' (Global Change Data Lab., England) >

'Australia’s bipartisan commitment to a net-zero emissions economy in less than 30 years requires a socio-economic transition of almost unprecedented scale.' (The Grattan Institute, Melbourne) >

Australians are 3 times more worried about climate change than COVID. A mental health crisis is looming. 'Our research illuminates the profound, growing mental health burden on Australians.' (Monash University and Deakin University) >