Climate change is not only warming the planet but also increasing humidity. This report focuses primarily on the broad category of extreme humid-heat events. The report’s main objective is to show that the impacts aren’t isolated: they cascade through societies, magnified by other climate hazards, such as storms and flooding.

Across Australia during the summer of Dec 2025 to Feb 2026, communities experienced 'climate whiplash' – a phenomenon in which climate flips between extremes at accelerating speed. This report finds record global levels of coal, oil and gas pollution are overtaking natural climate drivers like El Niño and La Niña – accelerating these events.

A growing body of evidence shows mental ill-health from climate change impacts has grown in recent years, with children and young people among those most at risk. To successfully address climate mental health impacts, action is required at multiple levels – individual, organisational and local community as well as state and national policy.

This report describes the results of a survey of 1,011 Australians which found 92% reported negative impacts, including health impacts, from their homes being too hot. First Nations people, people on income support, renters, and those with a disability or chronic medical condition were at greater risk. The report provides 16 recommendations across the areas...

This report highlights the impact of extreme heat, fuelled by climate change, on Australian families. It presents survey findings that show widespread parental concern, and calls for urgent action from elected leaders to phase out fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy, emphasizing that climate change is a major electoral concern for parents.