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The Case of the Killer Heat

A Matter of Degrees

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The Effect of Heat Stress on Farm Workers

South Florida is expected to have 60 or more days next year that are 100 degrees or hotter. NASA has studied how this affects farm workers' bodies. By mid-century it said that'll increase to around 105 days. Any kind of exertion in that kind of heat can be dangerous.

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