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"Heatwaves in Australia are expected to become hotter, longer and more frequent
under climate change. They can seriously affect our health and wellbeing, and
even kill people.
But how well-prepared are Australian households for life in a hotter world? Our
new research explored this question in Victoria.
We examined how households cope with, adapt to and endure summers and
heatwaves. We found they overwhelmingly considered summer heat a temporary
disruption – something to just get through. This is consistent with the
approach taken by authorities, which generally treat heatwaves as isolated
emergencies.
This needs to change. Governments, emergency services and households must move
beyond short-term coping strategies. A more sophisticated, long-term approach
to managing heatwaves is needed."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
