New guidance from five decades of research reveals worker productivity declines 2-3% for every degree above 20°.
GENEVA (AN) — Extreme heat poses an escalating threat to both the health and economic output of the global workforce, according to a new joint report from the World Health Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.
The report, "Climate change and workplace heat stress," highlights that workers in manual labor sectors such as agriculture and construction are already experiencing significant health impacts from rising temperatures and more frequent and intense heatwaves.
The global health fund faces a $1.4 billion funding shortfall that risks undermining decades of progress fighting diseases.
A $10.5 billion global fund for pandemic preparedness would cost a fraction of the devastation the treaty seeks to prevent.
Fossil fuel burning and other polluting human activities not only degrade air quality but also accelerate climate change.
The court's preliminary hearing focused on whether the case is admissible under Swiss law, setting a potential precedent.
International IDEA highlights even established democracies are tested by shifting politics and weaker institutions.
The global health fund faces a $1.4 billion funding shortfall that risks undermining decades of progress fighting diseases.
The agreement, a technical document signed in Cairo a day earlier, was initially presented as a crucial breakthrough.
The NATO chief affirmed Allied nations 'expressed solidarity with Poland and denounced Russia's reckless behavior.'
