What rising temperatures mean for the elderly

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As our world heats up, the direct impacts of temperature rises will be manifold. In our urban centres, DR. TONY MATTHEWS argues we are not thinking enough about mitigating heat stress for our most vulnerable - the elderly - and why that's going to become an increasingly bigger problem for governments everywhere.