Climate change is supercharging our atmosphere and leading to more frequent and severe extreme weather events, such as bushfires, heatwaves, flooding and cyclones. Australians are paying the price in costs to their health, lost lives and livelihoods.
We’ve produced this communication guide so you can accurately explain the link between extreme weather events and climate change.
Download multilingual social media graphics:
We’ve produced social media squares you can share during extreme weather events. We’ve provided these in Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Arabic, Korean, Greek, Thai, Italian, Khmer and Spanish. Click the links beneath the images to download the graphics in different languages.
Bushfires
Download in English, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Vietnamese, Arabic, Korean, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Khmer, Thai
Bushfire Smoke
Download in English, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Vietnamese, Arabic, Korean, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Khmer, Thai
Heatwaves
Download in English, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Vietnamese, Arabic, Korean, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Khmer, Thai
Floods
Download in English, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Vietnamese, Arabic, Korean, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Khmer, Thai
Cyclones
Download in English, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Vietnamese, Arabic, Korean, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Khmer, Thai
Air quality
Download in English, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Vietnamese, Arabic, Korean, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Khmer, Thai
Marine heatwaves
Click here to see our communication guide and social media tile for marine heatwaves
Keep in mind the golden rules of climate communications:
- Talk about problems that are local, immediate and relevant to people’s lives – such as how New South Wales residents who experienced the devastating 2019-2020 bushfire season are being told to expect fire seasons like that, or worse, to happen again.
- Highlight how widespread concern for climate change is – as well as demonstrate the action that is already underway in communities and constituencies of all types.
- Outline a positive vision of the future – such as how renewable energy and storage can transform our electricity system and provide everyday people with cheap, clean and abundant power and increase resilience during extreme weather.
- Remember the importance of the messenger, as well as the message and equip those who have high credibility with the tools they need to speak out.
