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Why are Australians in denial about how cold our homes really are? ‘Winter stoicism’ is partly to blame | Reena Gupta (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

People DO die from extreme cold here in Australia

From looking at the study, the definition of "extreme cold" is based on percentile temperature local to the area. So Sydney's "extreme cold" is less than about 11 ℃, while for Stockholm to be considered "extreme cold" it needs to be below about -6 ℃. The problem with this is that it means any deaths caused by temperatures between -6 and 11 ℃ will inflate Stockholm's "moderate cold" rates, while they increase Sydney's "extreme cold".

Still, I think there're some really interesting conclusions from this data. Across the board, high temperatures seem to be associated with a lower temperature-related mortality rate than low temperatures are.