Extreme heat has caused more deaths in Australia than all other natural disasters put together

This chart shows the number of deaths in the period 1900 t0 2011 for all ‘natural hazards’ listed in the PerilAUS database. Extreme heat has been responsible for 55% of all listed natural hazard fatalities

Heatwaves are projected to increase in Australia

These maps show the projected increase in heatwave days by the period 2081-2100 when compared to the historical average. The first map shows a scenario in which emissions start declining in about 2040 (RCP 4.5), and the second shows a scenario in which emissions continue to rise (RCP 8.5). A heatwave is defined as three consecutive days above a certain threshold for that location

Extreme heat has caused more deaths in Australia than all other natural disasters put together

This chart shows the number of deaths in the period 1900 t0 2011 for all ‘natural hazards’ listed in the PerilAUS database. Extreme heat has been responsible for 55% of all listed natural hazard fatalities

Heatwaves are projected to increase in Australia

These maps show the projected increase in heatwave days by the period 2081-2100 when compared to the historical average. The first map shows a scenario in which emissions start declining in about 2040 (RCP 4.5), and the second shows a scenario in which emissions continue to rise (RCP 8.5). A heatwave is defined as three consecutive days above a certain threshold for that location

Extreme heat has caused more deaths in Australia than all other natural disasters put together

This chart shows the number of deaths in the period 1900 t0 2011 for all ‘natural hazards’ listed in the PerilAUS database. Extreme heat has been responsible for 55% of all listed natural hazard fatalities

Source: Coates et al 2014, Journal of Environmental Science and Policy

Heatwaves are projected to increase in Australia

These maps show the projected increase in heatwave days by the period 2081-2100 when compared to the historical average. The first map shows a scenario in which emissions start declining in about 2040 (RCP 4.5), and the second shows a scenario in which emissions continue to rise (RCP 8.5). A heatwave is defined as three consecutive days above a certain threshold for that location

Extreme heat has caused more deaths in Australia than all other natural disasters put together

This chart shows the number of deaths in the period 1900 t0 2011 for all ‘natural hazards’ listed in the PerilAUS database. Extreme heat has been responsible for 55% of all listed natural hazard fatalities

Source: Coates et al 2014, Journal of Environmental Science and Policy

Heatwaves are projected to increase in Australia

These maps show the projected increase in heatwave days by the period 2081-2100 when compared to the historical average. The first map shows a scenario in which emissions start declining in about 2040 (RCP 4.5), and the second shows a scenario in which emissions continue to rise (RCP 8.5). A heatwave is defined as three consecutive days above a certain threshold for that location