Sunday, February 24, 2013

Worker Rest Breaks Double by 2050 as Climate Warms: NOAA

Bloomberg: Workers in jobs without air conditioning will need rest breaks twice as often by 2050 to avoid heat stress amid a warming climate, according to a study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Losses in labor capacity, or the ability to work safely in warm conditions, will double by mid-century assuming global temperatures rise by 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the study to be published today online in Nature Climate Change. Temperatures have risen 0.7...

URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-24/worker-rest-breaks-double-by-2050-as-climate-warms-noaa.html

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