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Extreme heat is forcing farmers to work overnight, an adaptation that comes with a cost
The impact of a shift to nighttime hours is an understudied piece of the puzzle of how climate change and rising temperatures threaten the world’s food supply and its workforce. But for many experts, ...
Extreme heat puts garment factory workers at risk, study shows
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High heat is killing the young, not the old
This finding is surprising since younger adults are generally considered more resistant to heat. Researchers attribute it to ...
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Renter's heat broken for eight weeks despite law requiring landlord to fix it
In Tennessee, renters have a right to heat. Landlords have to make sure heaters work and are safe. But we're hearing from ...
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Global Warming's Heat Is Killing the World's Young
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Heat waves caused by climate change have been thought to pose the greatest risk to ...
ABC News staffers working in near-decrepit building with ‘no Wi-Fi, no heat’ as ‘GMA’ ratings tank
Some staffers, however, are still forced to work in chilly conditions at its HQ on the Upper West Side, where “There’s no ...
Baking in building details improves urban heat risk models
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a first-ever urban heat wave simulation ...
High heat is preferentially killing the young, not the old, research finds
Many recent studies assume that elderly people are at particular risk of dying from extreme heat as the planet warms. A new ...