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Rebecca

Alright. It's going to be HOT in SE Australia this weekend. Remember that staying cool is the aim. Here are some tips:

1. Libraries will be open, are free, have books, comics, maker spaces, AV equipment, etc and are air conditioned.

2. Shopping centres, if you have one near you, are also air conditioned and often have seats dotted around the place. You may feel obliged to buy food/drinks but you also need to eat/drink so doing so while comfortable is good.

3. If housed, please keep your curtains and doors closed to provide an extra layer of insulation between you and the hot outside.

4. If you have air con, this is a good time to use it to stay cool.

5. If you have fans, use those with a tub of cold water and ice in front of it, or with a damp towel on yourself.

6. Go and freeze a damp towel, shirt, hat, sarong, whatever now so that you have something to help cool you down

7. You can shower to help cool you down as well.

You need to stay cool because heat is deadly.

8. If you have vulnerable neighbours or family, check in on them during the day

9. If you're in a city (Adelaide/Melbourne) with trains, you can ride the trains all day. They are air conditioned and you get to see the city, and possibly meet other people hiding from the heat

10. If you or someone you know has signs of heat exhaustion, call 000. Also know the signs of heat related illnesses. Heat kills

sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/con

11 (last one). If you see any unhoused people on the streets, point them in the direction of a library or shopping centre to stay cool.

What other tips do you have?

www.sahealth.sa.gov.auHeat-related illness signs, symptoms and treatment | SA HealthThe signs and treatment for heat-related illness, heat exhaustion and heatstroke
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Rebecca

Over 400 people died from the heatwave that hit south-eastern Australia in 2009, immediately before the Black Saturday bushfires. I wasn't in Victoria during most of that heatwave, so I wasn't aware of how gross it was for everyone.

The thing is, “Every heat-related death is preventable. That’s pretty definitive, right? So every year, every single one is preventable.”

abc.net.au/news/2024-12-17/hea

ABC News · The heatwave of 2009 killed hundreds and became Australia's deadliest natural disasterBy Jo Lauder
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Rebecca

My regular information about hot weather (particularly in Victoria today and tomorrow)

Remember that your local library and the State Library are air conditioned and free to enter. Both have books, charging points, toilets, newspapers, magazines and potentially music and videos to entertain yourself/young ones.

If you see homeless people on the street today or tomorrow, please remind them that they can go to the State Library or any library to cool down.

Make sure you carry a lot of water, and eat cool food over the next two days

It's going to be hard to sleep tonight and possibly tomorrow night. Fans will help (up to a certain indoor temperature), and frozen wet towels will help you cool down if needed. Time to soak a towel, wring it out and put it in the freezer

You are allowed to use the shower to cool down. You can have a cool/cold shower and lie under/next to a fan to keep cool.

Make sure you have ice in your freezer if you can and use it in drinks to keep cool

Stick to the shade, keep your curtains and doors closed to keep the ambient heat from the outside/hot glass away from your inside.

If you only use air conditioning a couple of times a year, tomorrow is one of those days

As attractive as it sounds, going to the beach tomorrow is not a great idea during the hottest parts of the day. First thing in the morning and and after the peak of UV 5:30pm are best, otherwise stay inside, bunker down and keep out of the sun

If you have elderly relatives/neighbours who live in uncooled houses and you have a cooler house, time to invite them around. Heat kills, don't lose people.

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