ENDORSEMENT OF NOOSA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2023 · 2023-10-10 S&O Attachment 1 to the Minutes - Get Ready Packs

                            Heatwave
                            A heatwave is three or more
                            days of maximum and
                            minimum temperatures that
                            are unusual for that location.
                            Heatwaves will likely be more challenging for
                            the elderly, pregnant women, young children
                            and babies.
                            Heatwaves are a risk for anyone who does
                            not take precautions to keep cool, even if you
                            are healthy.
                            Heatwaves can also cause normally reliable
                            infrastructure such as power and transport to fail.
                            Severe and extreme heatwaves have taken
                            more lives than any other natural hazard in
                            Australia’s 200 year history. An example in
                            Victoria; 173 people perished as a direct result of
                            the bushfires, however 374 people lost their lives
                            to an extreme heatwave before the bushfires.




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