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Extreme weather a peril for vulnerable
2013-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia's most vulnerable people are at greater risk of injury and death because community organisations cannot cope with extremes of weather, says the country's peak social services group. The Australian Council of Social Service has found a poor level of preparation for extreme weather among community organisations, with the likelihood many would permanently collapse. Such an outcome would leave society's most disadvantaged people, including the elderly, mentally ill and the homeless, ''at...
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