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Extreme heat is becoming a workplace health crisis for Bangladesh’s garment workers amid rising temperatures and prolonged heat waves, increasing concerns about occupational heat exposure.
Earthshot Prize finalist Satellites on Fire uses AI, satellite imagery and ground data to detect blazes earlier, and is now discussing potential projects in Indonesia as its fires blanket parts of Southeast Asia in haze.
Hong Kong’s heat stress warning system has been widely criticised as ineffective, failing to raise alerts even when temperatures hit a record high.
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Pregnant women with ‘no cool place to go’ face rising heat risks, UN climate chief warns
In a survey across five countries, nearly all maternity workers said they had treated patients they believe were harmed by extreme heat. UN climate chief Simon Stiell calls pregnancy a new fault line in the climate crisis.
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