Extreme heat caused three in four weather-related hospitalisations in Australia over last decade, data shows
by Natasha May from World news | The Guardian on (#6G1FY)
New government report finds 78% of weather-related hospitalisations and over 43% of extreme weather-related deaths were due to extreme heat
Extreme weather is increasingly landing Australians in hospital, with extreme heat accounting for more than three in four weather-related hospitalisations in the past ten years, according to new government data.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on Thursday released a report for the first time assessing the impact of four extreme weather events on hospitalisations and deaths from 2012-13 to 2021-22, including extreme heat, extreme cold, bushfires and rain and storms.
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