Extreme Heat Is Killing Farmworkers, Compounding Inequities

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By Climate NexusAug 13, 2021, 10:29 am293 pts
Extreme heat fueled by climate change is killing farmworkers, with compoundingly inequitable systemic effects, Bloomberg reports. Recent farmworker deaths in the U.S. from extreme heat have raised attention to the heightened vulnerability of people forced to work outside for fear of losing their income. People…

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