India, Feb. 19 -- A study carried out in Australia revealed that urban residents face a greater risk of death during extreme temperature events.

Researchers from the University of Queensland and Griffith University examined two decades of temperature and mortality data to identify which regions in Australia are more susceptible to heatwaves using a Heatwave Vulnerability Index (HVI).

They found a correlation between HVI and the rise in heatwave-related deaths across major cities such as Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Perth, and Darwin.

Even during mild heatwaves, there was a significant correlation between deaths and HVI in Australia's capital cities. The far north and southern regions of Western Australia showed a high...