A record 512bn of work hours were lost around the world in 2023 because of the risk of heat exposure, says a new report from the Lancet.

Agricultural workers in low-income countries were disproportionately affected, the authors say, costing countries around 8% of their GDP in 2023. #ClimateChange

https://www.carbonbrief.org/more-than-half-a-trillion-hours-of-work-lost-in-2023-due-to-heat-exposure/

British poet Felicia Dorothea Hemans died #OTD in 1835.

Some of her most famous poems include "Casabianca," which begins with the memorable line "The boy stood on the burning deck," and "The Homes of England," which celebrates the virtues of home and family. Hemans also wrote historical and romantic poetry, drawing inspiration from literature, history, and mythology.

Books by or about Felicia Hemans at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Felicia+Hemans&submit_search=Go%21

#books #literature #poetry

A Plastics Plant Promised Pennsylvania Prosperity, but to Some Residents It’s Become a ‘Shockingly Bad’ Neighbor.

Shell’s new ethane cracker was supposed to be an economic “game changer” for Beaver County. But some of its neighbors are now fleeing its light, noise and air pollution–and the facility is facing two lawsuits. #ClimateChange

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30042024/pennsylvania-shell-plastics-plant-shockingly-bad-neighbor/