'Everyone is under great threat': Call for cyclone-like categories for heatwaves

By Peter Hannam
Updated December 2 2016 - 6:28pm, first published 3:47pm
African plain or Centennial Park? Early summer heat bakes Sydney. Photo: Kirk Gilmour
African plain or Centennial Park? Early summer heat bakes Sydney. Photo: Kirk Gilmour

Heatwaves cause more deaths in Australia than all other natural hazards combined, so authorities should consider a cyclone-like rating system to help people prepare for hot spells, a risk researcher says.

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