'By eliminating the particles and gases like NO2 spewing from car tailpipes and truck exhausts, EVs slash the ambient levels of air pollutants that have been linked to hundreds of thousands of early deaths annually around the world from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancer, and other illnesses.' (PNAS journal, National Academy of Science, Washington, USA)

'Challenges affecting our planet also affect our minds, communities and healthcare systems' (Imperial College, London) >

'Climate anxiety, reflecting concerns about the negative impacts of climate change, is growing. Planning and action on individual specific climate risks could be a way to reduce personal climate anxiety.' (nature climate change journal) >

'Southern Cross [University] study reveals ongoing housing and mental health challenges for flood-affected' (Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW) >

The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change. 'During 2021 and 2022, extreme weather events caused devastation across every continent, adding further pressure to health services already grappling with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.' (The Lancet, UK) >

The 2022 report of the Medical Journal of Australia and Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Australia unprepared and paying the price. 'Within just two years, Australia has experienced two unprecedented national catastrophes — the 2019–2020 summer heatwaves and bushfires and the 2021–2022 torrential rains and flooding. Such events are costing lives and displacing tens of thousands of people.' (Australian Medical Association) >

Details climate conditions in all regions of Queensland for years 2030, 2050 and 2070 for conditions of 'Emissions Curbing' and 'Business as Usual'. (Climate Justice Observatory, Griffith University, Brisbane) >

El Niño phenomenon: 2024 could be warmest year ever. 'As El Niño also increases global temperatures in the short term, there is a possibility that 2024 could be the warmest year since weather records began.' (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) e. V., Potsdam, Germany) >

'Most of the planet is warming .... Only a few locations, most of them in Southern Hemisphere oceans, cooled over this time period' (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington DC) >

How do we expect climate to evolve in the future? 'If society continues to rely on fossil fuels to the extent that it is currently doing, then carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere are expected to double from pre-industrial values by about 2050, and triple by about 2100. This ‘high emissions’ pathway for CO2, coupled with rises in the other greenhouse gases, would be expected to result in a global average warming of around 4.5°C by 2100, but possibly as low as 3°C or as high as 6°C' > (Australian Academy of Science, Canberra) >