Due to climate change, builders and farmers in the tropics and subtropics will not be able to work outdoors during the day, scientists warn.
Global warming will drive people in Asia into their homes during the day / Фото: Pixabay
If the average temperature rises by another 2 degrees, the global economic losses could be up to $ 1.6 trillion in year.
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Scientists from Duke University warn: the subtropics and tropics will be most affected, especially Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Western Pacific, writes Duke.
As heat and humidity levels rise throughout the day due to climate change, it becomes more difficult to find “cool hours” for outdoor work in these regions.
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Many workers in the tropics are already stopping work during the day because it is too hot, the publication said. As long as they can choose morning hours instead of daytime, but that will change.
It is primarily about agricultural and construction works. And in countries such as India, China, Pakistan and Indonesia, most of the population works outdoors.
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They will suffer the greatest losses, but Bangladesh, Thailand, Gambia, Senegal, Cambodia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Brunei Darussalam, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Sri Lanka and Nauru will also suffer.
We will remind, earlier it was reported that the Russian Arctic broke the record for a heat wave with a temperature of 38 degrees.
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Source From: Segodnya
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