It's HOT Here In Australia

It's the red heart of Australia and so saying, "It's HOT here in Australia" may seem like a blindingly obvious thing to say however, as I write this in May 2026, it's bloody cold in Papunya. The UK is having a an unusually early heatwave and Monmouth's low is our high, I know!

It's usually stinking hot though, especially during the summer months and, according to those that spend their working lives researching and analysing, Australia's growing 'silent killer' could claim thousands of lives by century's end [by Miles Proust, 8 May 2026] - we're talking heat btw.

Deaths would increase by 1,071 per cent in the Northern Territory, 686 per cent in Queensland, 444 per cent in NSW, 412 per cent in Tasmania, 337 per cent in Western Australia, 296 per cent in Victoria, 281 per cent in the ACT and 199 per cent in South Australia.

Urban areas (398 per cent) were projected to see a slightly higher increase in mortality rates compared to rural areas (326 per cent).

Inland and northern regions of Australia will be hit hardest by increased heat.

Basic choice eh, we don't do anything and more people will die. Likely to be people you don't know, people you can mostly just put out of your mind and move on with your air-conditioned life, so all good.

So, Heat is Australia’s ‘silent killer’. Here are the symptoms to watch out for? [by Donna Lu, 7 Jan 2026]; check out the article for:

1. What are the symptoms of heat-related illness?
2. How to stay cool and prevent heat stress
3. What does prolonged heat do to the body?

Symptoms to watch out for:

• Hot skin
• Confusion
• Weakness
• Cramps
• Dizziness
• Vomiting
• Fainting

These are probably symptoms for those around you to watch for, and for you to watch out in others when you're out and about.

“The bulk of people who die from heatwaves in Australia is due to cardiovascular collapse,” Loo, a GP in western Sydney, says. The condition often occurs in those over 65 or with pre-existing conditions. “If someone’s got a vulnerable heart and you don’t get enough blood pumping into it, you get heart failure.”

In addition to cardiovascular collapse, kidney failure and heatstroke are also causes of heat-related death.

Kidney failure can occur when someone is dehydrated and not adequately replenishing the fluid they are losing. “You can lose 1 or 2 litres of water in one hour with sweating,” Loo says.

Dr Loo, talking about urine, tee-hee

S'ok, we got water to cool us down with, it's everywhere! Humanity is running out of water and it could mean war, UN warns [by Adam Vidler, Jan 21 2026]

By the numbers, 75 per cent of humanity are now living in water-insecure countries, while 2.2 billion people around the world lack safely managed drinking water.

Half the world's large lakes, on which the UN says 25 per cent of humans "directly" depend, have lost water since the 1990s.

And 70 per cent of the world's major aquifers show long-term decline.

But let's not get too down hearted and take a leaf out of the 9News book, look, women with big boobs, that's more cheery eh!