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This is how heatwaves affect your body - and your mind

May 23, 2022

Experts say the climate crisis will cause more frequent and longer heatwaves, affecting more than a billion people across the two countries.

Experts say the climate crisis will cause more frequent and longer heatwaves, affecting more than a billion people across the two countries. Image: Unsplash/Nadeem Choudhary

Stefan Ellerbeck

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

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The physical and mental impacts of heatwaves. Image: Australia Wide First Aid

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