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Meteorologists have said the monsoon rainfall was caused by two tropical low pressure systems, including a heat wave in the Coral Sea, while rising ocean temperatures due to climate change have made such weather events more frequent in Australia, the AP said.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The year featured numerous extreme weather events in which record warmth played a role — from the obvious, like deadly heat waves, to torrential rains.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Some people experience hyperthermia from heat exposure, even in sedentary settings, such as an older individual living without air-conditioning during a heat wave—however, the risks of hyperthermia increase with exercise and lack of access to fluids.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Hikers can gauge hypothermia risk, and backpackers can plan out how to prepare for a heat wave or look up how to temporarily set a broken bone.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The year featured numerous extreme weather events in which record warmth played a role — from the obvious, like deadly heat waves, to torrential rains.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Some people experience hyperthermia from heat exposure, even in sedentary settings, such as an older individual living without air-conditioning during a heat wave—however, the risks of hyperthermia increase with exercise and lack of access to fluids.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Hikers can gauge hypothermia risk, and backpackers can plan out how to prepare for a heat wave or look up how to temporarily set a broken bone.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Heat wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20wave. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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