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"Extreme high temperatures in warmer months double the risk of young people
being admitted to hospital for a mental health condition, according to
research.
The analysis, which looked at 720,000 New South Wales hospital admissions of
young people aged up to 24, suggested the climate crisis would aggravate the
already declining mental health of young people.
As extreme temperatures occur more often because of global heating,
heat-related hospital admissions would increase between 6% and 7.7% by the end
of the century, the research said.
The lead author of the research at the University of Sydney, Dr Wen‑Qiang He,
said: “We found that as temperatures increase, we see admissions for these
younger populations increase significantly. The risk doubles in the warm season
and triples in the cold season.
“That’s important for us to know and, if we can let the community know what’s
happening, then we can prepare and help our children and young people.”"
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
