Many heat-related health problems can be avoided by adopting a healthy, active lifestyle. But the younger generation is less active than previous generations, and therefore more vulnerable.
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Newborn babies are particularly vulnerable to hot conditions. They have a limited ability to control their body temperature.
Summer heat may be far from people’s minds here in Australia. But Europe’s ordeal is yet another sign changes in Earth’s climate have already reached dangerous levels.
A major new report presents the latest data on the health impacts in a warming world. It found there were 296,000 heat-related deaths in people over 65 years in 2018.
As the nation braces for a dangerous heat wave this weekend, a physician offers some tips for staying cool – and reminds us to watch out for older neighbors and friends.
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Associate Professor in Policy and Intersectionality, UCL
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Clinical Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
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Professor in Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Environmental Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
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Associate Professor in Meteorology and Climate, University of Leeds
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Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Chercheur postdoctoral en sciences de l'activité physique, Université de Montréal
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Research professor, University of Canberra
