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New climate report predicts more heat related deaths
30 November 2011
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A new climate report says that by this century’s end Darwin residents will be living with temperatures above 35 degrees for ten months a year.
The report by the Australian Climate Commission says as a result there will be an increase in heat related deaths.
One of the co-authors Professor Lesley Hughes told Phil Kafcaloudes there will also be a greater incidence of infectious diseases.
Presenter: Phil Kafcaloudes
Speaker: Professor Lesley Hughes, Climate Change Commissioner
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