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Extreme weather causes concerns for elderly and vulnerable people

Marion Rae has to put on a mask to go outside in her garden

Marion Rae has to put on a mask to go outside in her garden Source: SBS

Healthcare professionals say recent climate events are a warning, with severe health outcomes from extreme heat and torrential rain now a nationwide problem.



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