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Variation in Population Vulnerability to Heat Wave in Western Australia

Heat waves (HWs) have killed more people in Australia than all other natural hazards combined. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency, duration, and intensity of HWs and leads to a doubling of heat-related deaths over the next 40 years. Despite being a significant public health issue,...

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Autores principales: Xiao, Jianguo, Spicer, Tony, Jian, Le, Yun, Grace Yajuan, Shao, Changying, Nairn, John, Fawcett, Robert J. B., Robertson, Andrew, Weeramanthri, Tarun Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28421177
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00064