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Monash Professor: Climate Change Driven Bushfires will Kill 2412 Aussies in the Next Decade
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h/t strativarius; The researchers appear to be effectively predicting five events of the same severity as Australia’s 2019-20 “Black Summer”, over the next seven years.
More than 2,400 lives will be lost to bushfires in Australia over a decade, experts predict
Exclusive: Healthcare costs from smoke-related deaths tipped to reach $110m, new modelling led by Monash University suggests
Melissa Davey Medical editor
@MelissaLDaveyMon 2 Jan 2023 01.00 AEDT
In the decade to 2030, more than 2,400 lives will be lost to bushfires in Australia, with healthcare costs from smoke-related deaths tipped to reach $110m, new modelling led by Monash University suggests.
The lead health economist with the university’s Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Associate Prof Zanfina Ademi, who headed the analysis, said it was important to get a predictive picture of the bushfire situation in Australia and its impact on health and the economy.
“This will underline preventive investment strategies to mitigate the incidence and severity of future bushfires in Australia,” she said.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/01/04/monash-professor-climate-change-driven-wildfires-will-kill-2400-aussies-in-the-next-decade/
