In Many Major Crop Regions, Workers Plant and Harvest in Spiraling Heat and Humidity

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Nov 20, 2023, 3:50 pm480 ptsHot
A global study of major crops has found that farmworkers are being increasingly exposed to combinations of extreme heat and humidity during planting and harvest seasons that can make it hard for them to function.

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