The Australian climate is becoming increasingly dangerous, as evidenced by the rise in emergency department visits for heat-related cardiovascular incidents and the growing incidence of suicides linked to the mental health effects of extreme heat events.
This situation represents a public health crisis that has not been adequately acknowledged and as DEA ED, Dr Kate Wylie says, “This is not a future problem, it is a current problem.”It is also a matter that researchers are striving to highlight.