Too hot to work: the dire impact of extreme heat on outdoor US jobs
by Aliya Uteuova and Andrew Witherspoon from Environment | The Guardian on (#5NDTR)
By 2050, nearly 60% of outdoor workers could experience at least one week when extreme heat makes it too dangerous to work if little to no action is taken
In the next few decades, Americans who work outdoors could increasingly find that it is simply too hot to do their jobs without risking their health.
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