Do you know the signs of heat stress?
Author: ABC NEWS Date Posted:27 December 2018
Hot weather can take a serious toll on our health.
But did you know it's not just days where temperatures are above the high 30s that pose a significant health risk?
Heat-related illness can also be an issue at much lower temperatures, said Associate Professor Adrian Barnett, from QUT.
"Focusing on the extreme heatwave days... does give the public the impression that the other hot, but not intensely hot, days are safe and they are not," Associate Professor Barnett said.
