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"Heatwaves caused 1,009 deaths in Australia from 2016 to 2019, according to a
new analysis led by researchers at Monash University.
As the national climate risk assessment identified heatwaves as the climate
hazard causing the most deaths, the newly published study found Queensland and
New South Wales were the states with the highest mortality rates attributable
to heatwaves.
Lead author Prof Yuming Guo said the study was the first to take a granular
look at the risk of heat-related deaths in local communities across Australia.
The researchers analysed 249,546 death records from 2016 to the end of 2019 –
the country’s hottest year on record.
They looked at local temperature data and used statistical techniques to map
heatwave-related mortality across 2,288 local communities.
They found 1,009 deaths could be attributed to heatwaves nationally over those
four years, with an average of 1.08 deaths per 100,000 residents attributable
to heatwaves each year. Heatwaves appeared to have a greater impact on
cardiovascular and respiratory deaths than on cancer-related deaths, they
said."
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*** 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
