Australia's first mobile cooling hub is ready for searing heat this summer – and people who are homeless helped design it
- Written by: Jane Currie, Professor of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology
ShutterstockHeatwaves are a major public health hazard. Socially disadvantaged people are especially exposed to extreme heat and other impacts of climate change. Many people experiencing homelessness – more than 120,000 on any given day in Australia – are exposed to extreme temperatures sleeping on the street, in cars or tents, or in...