Climate Change and Heat: Effects on Health, Environment, and Economy

This report addresses the significant issue of climate change and its associated heat impacts in Australia. It highlights the direct effects on the environment, economy, and various sectors that influence the standard of living. The report emphasizes the negative influences of climate change on public health, including increased health threats and the emergence of new health issues. Factors such as age, economic resources, and location are considered in relation to climate change impacts, and the importance of adaptive and preventive actions is underscored. The report further details the adverse health effects, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory problems, and mental health threats, particularly related to extreme heat and pollution. Specific attention is given to the increased ground-level ozone caused by higher temperatures and its harmful effects on individuals with asthma, as well as the heightened risks for children. The report concludes with a reference to Australia's warming climate trends, including data from 2018, underscoring the urgency of addressing climate change impacts.

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Climate change and heat
In the current era, climate change and heat is being a major issue for people. The Australian
confronted the serious concern that is associated with climate changes. The climate changes
could directly affect the environmental and economic along with many sectors that directly
influence the standard of life of an individual (Seinfeld, and Pandis, 2016). Climate change
could negatively influences the health of people that affects to the overall development of the
country. It could create health and illness in different ways. It is found that climate change
could increase the existing health threats among individual and other health threats will
emerge (Change, 2014).
There are certain factors that might be influenced by climate change like age, economic
resources, and location. It is found that the adaptive actions and preventive acts could offer an
opportunity to individuals for dealing with the negative effects of climate change. It is also
stated that climate change could represent the public health issue at the global level as it
impacts on the overall growth of the individual. It is stated that Public health in Australia
could also be influenced by the biological, ecological, and physical disruptions in Australia
and elsewhere (Stocker, 2014).
It is also evaluated that the climate change could create many health disorders as it could be
associated with the cardiovascular disease, increased respiratory, premature deaths, illness,
and geographical distribution as it could create mental threats among individuals. It is also
addressed that climate drives could directly impact on the individual health consider intense,
frequent, and extreme heat that worsens pollution risks (Seinfeld and Pandis, 2016).
It could also affect the perception of individuals. It is also stated that higher temperatures due
to the changes in the climate could lead to enhanced the ground-level ozone that could be
causes of health issue. It is evaluated that bad ozone could be harmful to the people who are
suffering from asthma illness. The Ground-level ozone could be created by a chemical

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reaction between organic compounds and nitrogen oxide that could directly negatively impact
on the people who have asthma issue. The pollution could also be another imperative factor
that might be caused by climate change, as it would also increase the illness in the specified
area. Children have a higher risk as compared to the adults to the ground-level ozone. This
could also increase the asthma issues among the people that could decline the healthy life
atmosphere from the specified area.
It is found that The Australian climate changes have been increased day by day that could be
a major concern for the country. In 2018, Australia has a third warmest year of the record
with the mean temperature of 1.14 °C above average. It is also found that the global averaged
rainfall 11% lower average for the year at 412.8 mm (Annual climate statement 2018, 2019).

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References
Annual climate statement 2018 (2019). Australia’s climate in 2018. [Online] Available at
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Change, I.C., 2014. Mitigation of climate change. The contribution of Working Group III to
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Seinfeld, J.H. and Pandis, S.N., 2016. Atmospheric chemistry and physics: from air pollution
to climate change. John Wiley & Sons.
Stocker, T. ed., 2014. Climate change 2013: the physical science basis: Working Group I
contribution to the Fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change. Cambridge University Press.