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The Case of the Killer Heat

A Matter of Degrees

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The Impacts of Heat on Farm Workers' Health

Many farm workers working under high heat develop high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease. Almost all the participants in NASA's research reported symptoms of heat illness on a typical work day. Nearly a third showed signs of acute kidney injury.

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