@RogerCookMLA@MarkMcGowanMP Travellers with respiratory illnesses avoid going to cities with poor air quality. Should the Government WARN travellers not to come to Perth due to smoke? Prescribed Burning doesn’t work, it makes people sick! #PerthWA#JustAnotherDayinWA#Asthma
The minister who shared the text with van Onselen and gave permission to use it was Peter Dutton. If PM Morrison has one more week in free fall the prospect of a leadership change pre-election is real. Party rules don’t count if most MPs think you will lead them to defeat.
@Rita_Saffioti Negligent planning laws are increasing the Urban Heat Island Effect and making our suburbs hotter. Perth’s #UrbanForest is rapidly declining, Leafy suburbs can be 6-10 degrees cooler when hit. We need big trees and bushland protected now. 🌞🌡🥵🥵 #Perth#Heatwave
#Heat is a serious cause of mortality in Australia. This risk will only rise with #ClimateChange. Our health data needs to better reflect the influence of the natural environment on health and wellbeing. Our ANU CHM contribution today in @TheLancetPlanet
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Air quality has been poor for over a week now in some parts of Perth and at times hazardous. We know people get sick, hospitalised and die from these episodes.
So why has there been no warnings, alerts or advice - especially for at risk groups?
@WAHealth @_PHAA_@DocsEnvAus
@chrisedmond @CharmaineTT There are clearly unaccounted health benefits too. Traffic refuced, air pollution down, people exercising more, ecosystems are showing signs of recovery, spending more time with family....
@chrisedmond @CharmaineTT It has me (almost) shouting at the TV
This 'asumption' that there will be a massive uptick in depression and suicide is speculation
, not fact. And it's being advanced by economists and ideologues (mostly).
And...
@_PHAA_@TheAusInstitute How do you “prevent” bushfires? Reduce Co2 emissions? Prescribed burns allow grass weeds to take over which are more flammable, they don’t work + winter smoke hazes are very bad for public health. Less vegetation = hotter, dryer climate. Stop land clearing by farmers & developers
@_PHAA_@ConversationEDU 22,500 homes and businesses without power recently across Perth due to “humid conditions combined with dust and pollen”. https://t.co/gJHr8EdsZ4