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Health impacts of climate change

Climate change has been declared a public health crisis by the World Health Organisation, Australian Medical Association and most Australian Specialist Medical Colleges. Climate change is first and foremost a health problem. The impacts on human health can be explained through the climate’s impact on the environment we interact with, as shown in the graphic below.

source: https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/

Our surf life savers are vulnerable to the same health problems as the rest of the community, however our physical competition and lifesaving activities on the beach, put our members at a higher risk.

Hundreds of people die prematurely every year in Australia due to the global warming which has already occurred (Vicedo-Cabrera et al (2021) Nature Climate Change).

Heat stress is more prevalent in extremes of age and outdoor athletes.

Renal impairment has been demonstrated in outdoor workers, exposed to higher temperatures.

Hot weather leads to more heart attacks. Heart attack increases in Melbourne by 38% if 3 consecutive days average Temperature  > 27C or 10% increase if daily average temperature >30˚C

Premature births and stillbirths   ~  increase 5% for every 1˚C rise in ambient temperature (BMJ 2020;371:m3811). At what stage of pregnancy should our members avoid outdoor competition and lifesaving?

Mental health admissions increased by 7.3% during heat waves, based on Adelaide data.

For more detailed information on the health impacts of climate change read the Doctor’s for the Environment Australia report: “How climate change affects your health” (August 2021)

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2 weeks 4 days ago

Mercury Marine Unveils Its First Electric Outboard Boat Motor

Getting close Mercury but we’ll need a bit more power for IRBs

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1 month 2 weeks ago

Surf Life Saving Australia & Surf Life Saving Foundation have announced an innovation project on carbon emissions where nine surf life saving clubs will be

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Surf life saving clubs and members are already being affected by climate change. We aim to build resilience in clubs and mitigate global warming

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1 month 2 weeks ago

Electric sail boat in Sydney to Hobart.

First electric yacht enters Sydney to Hobart

The Thomsons found J-Bird rotting in a mooring almost three years ago and rebuilt the former diesel yacht to become fully electric, becoming the first of its kind to enter the race.

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1 month 3 weeks ago

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2 months 6 days ago

Sign the petition to give Woodside the BOOT! 🏉

Woodside, and other big polluters, are sponsoring and exploiting our favourite sports to buy a positive reputation.

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2 months 1 week ago

Woodside Nippers Sponsorship

The chorus of voices are growing to create a Fossil Ad Ban in kids sport. Great work Australian Conservation Foundation

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2 months 1 week ago

Aquakhana - Perth Electric boat, jetski, hydrofoil show. Nov27 10am at Burswood Jetty, near Camfield Hotel.

Event - Perth Aquakhana - New date and venue!

Aquakhana is Perth's first electric watercraft expo! The WA branch has hosted Electrikhana annually since 2010, and it has served as a great opportunity for the public to come and learn about electric vehicle technology, showcase new vehicles, and to

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2 months 3 weeks ago

Honest Government Ad | Visit Western Australia!

A quite direct satirical assessment of the issue of fossil fuels influence in WA

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2 months 4 weeks ago

The majority of Australians support a ban on fossil fuel advertising in sport. Lets encourage Surf Life Saving WA to ditch fossil fuel advertising on

Line in the sand: No future for fossil fuel sponsors in surf lifesaving - Sustain Surf

Endorsing fossil fuel companies will only harm the surf lifesaving movement in the long term, through damaging climate change.

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