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Why farmworkers are dying from extreme heat
2016-08-01 21:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Heat killed three women who were picking grapes in California last week. This sort of tragedy will become more common as temperatures rise, and it`s no surprise that some of the first casualties are the people forced by their circumstances into the heat. Temperatures reached 108 degrees up and down California`s San Joaquin Valley, far above the average high temperatures in recent years. California requires employers to provide shade and water to farmworkers, but workers lose money if they spend...
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