Doctors for the Environment Australia board member Dr Kimberly Humphrey drives home the burden of heatwaves in this Guardian article about a new Monash study that takes a granular look at Australia’s at risk areas.
“We see the human face of suffering – people who can’t afford to run their air conditioning, people who can’t afford to run their car and have to walk in 40 degrees and housing that’s just not fit for our climate as it’s changing,” she said.