John Englart on Nostr: Heat-related deaths in #Perth could rise almost 60 per cent by 2050 if temperatures ...

Heat-related deaths in #Perth could rise almost 60 per cent by 2050 if temperatures keep rising, adding to impact on health system.
Study “suggested heat-related deaths will jump from 5.29 per 100,000 people to 8.54.

“It also predicts a five-fold increase in "extreme heat-related mortality events", defined as more than 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people.”

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