A new report is warning more Australians face dying in heatwaves and catching infectious diseases as a result of climate change.

The Climate Commission report says climbing temperatures will lead to more natural disasters and changing rainfall patterns, which will have an impact on people's health as much as on the environment.

A report issued in November 2011 is warning that more Australians face dying in heatwaves and catching infectious diseases as a result of climate change.

The Climate Commission report says climbing temperatures will lead to more natural disasters and changing rainfall patterns, which will have an impact on people's health as much as on the environment.

Report co-author Professor Lesley Hughes said “Climate change will have both direct and indirect impacts on health and will potentially affect the distribution of mosquitoes that carry diseases like dengue fever.

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