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Here’s how to reduce heat-related health risks during major sporting events, from the Summer Olympics to test cricket. Athletes, officials, spectators and volunteers all need to take responsibility.
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.
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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Director - Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra
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Professor in Exercise Science, James Cook University
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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Clinical Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
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Lecturer, Public Health, James Cook University
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Professeur adjoint, Faculté des sciences de l'activité physique, Université de Sherbrooke
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Professor of Intersectional Justice, UCL
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Public Health, James Cook University
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Lecturer in Environmental Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health and Co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Meteorology and Climate, University of Leeds
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Research assistant in Public Health, Medical, and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University
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Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds