It's very possible that you would and if this is the case heat-related deaths could triple or quadruple. I don't believe for a minute we're going to see these increases caused by global warming. We will see in cities increases in temperature because of urbanisation. The instant you start putting concrete out over a natural surface the temperature goes up. Dr Bob Balling is one of a number of scientists who argue against the doomsday scenario many associate with global warming.
Carbon dioxide has any number of biological benefits for plants.
I'll be part of it. This is going to have potentially serious consequences in future. In a world that's two or three degrees warmer, we estimate that maybe another 200 to 300 million people in the world would be put at risk of malaria by later next century. For Australia, an increase in mosquito-borne diseases could also mean a greater incidence of Ross River and Dengue Fever, but the sceptics say such predictions are alarmist. I'm not going to run out and blame warming on when I see the diseases expanding out.