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> For more than two years, a group of health experts, economists and lawyers in the U.S. government has worked to address a growing public health crisis: people dying on the job from extreme heat.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/climate/extreme-heat-biden-workplace.html

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Biden Admin Struggles to Address Sharp Rise in Deaths From Extreme Heat

Deaths are rising sharply, and the Biden administration is trying to respond. Its plan faces big hurdles.

The New York Times
May 30, 2024 at 11:03pmWeb
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> ... propose a new rule that would require employers to protect an estimated 50 million people exposed to high temperatures while they work. They include farm laborers and #ConstructionWorkers, but also people who sort packages in warehouses, clean airplane cabins and cook in commercial kitchens... resistance from some business and industry groups, which oppose regulations that would, in some cases, require more breaks and access to water, shade and air-conditioning...
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> Last year was the hottest in recorded history, and researchers are expecting another record-breaking summer, with temperatures already rising sharply across the Sun Belt. The heat index in Miami reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit last weekend, shattering daily records by 11 degrees.
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> ... New Delhi reached a record high of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Mungeshpur neighbourhood on Wednesday.
> That reading may still be revised, however, as maximum temperatures in other parts of the city ranged from 45.2C to 49.1C, Reuters said.
> According to The #IndianExpress newspaper on Thursday, the extreme heat recorded the previous day resulted in the death from heatstroke of a 40-year-old labourer from #NewDelhi
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/30/india-reports-first-heat-related-death-this-year
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India reports first heat-related death this year

A labourer dies of a heatstroke in New Delhi as parts of the city record 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22F).

Al Jazeera