Higher temperatures that are linked to climate change could reduce labor productivity by 10% according to a study by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Researchers looked at military and industrial labor guidelines for heat stress and set them against projections for heat/humidity in the next century. Lead author John Dunne state that “heat stress-related labor capacity losses will double globally by 2050 with a warming climate”. In a briefing, scientists said the only way to limit these labor productivity losses would be to keep warming to less than 5 deg F.
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SCOTUS Poised to Handcuff the EPA
In the wake of reactionary rulings by the Supreme Court that seized a woman’s right to abortion after the Justices had unleashed potentially lethal freedoms to gun owners, one can only shudder at the prospect of the court’s upcoming decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Abby Luby
June 27, 2022
