Too hot to work: climate change 'puts south-east Asia economies at risk'

Report says rising heat stress could threaten labour capacity across region, with Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia worst hit

Rising temperatures and humidity due to climate change are likely to increase the number of days with unsafe "heat stress", putting south-east Asia at great risk of significant drops in productivity, a research firm said on Wednesday.

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