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Older people are more vulnerable in heatwaves. Here’s why – and how to stay safe

  • Written by Aaron Bach, Researcher and Lecturer in Exercise Science, Griffith University
Older people are more vulnerable in heatwaves. Here’s why – and how to stay safesolidcolours/Getty

Southeast Australia is enduring a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures rising above 40ºC in many areas.

For vulnerable people, particularly older Australians, this heat is not only uncomfortable but dangerous. High temperatures can worsen existing health problems and in some cases even prove fatal.

So as the mercury...

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