Calor Extremo: On the Frontlines of Climate Change with North Carolina Farmworkers

Increasingly hotter temperatures threaten the environment and pose serious risks to human health. From contending with damaged crops and loss of work due to extreme weather to working in life-threateningly hot and humid temperatures, agricultural farmworkers are on the front lines of this harsh real...

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Published inNorth Carolina medical journal (Durham, N.C.) Vol. 81; no. 5; pp. 311 - 314
Main Authors Kearney, Gregory D, Garzon, Lariza
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2020
Subjects
Climate Change
Extreme Heat
Farmers
Humans
North Carolina
North Carolina
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Summary:Increasingly hotter temperatures threaten the environment and pose serious risks to human health. From contending with damaged crops and loss of work due to extreme weather to working in life-threateningly hot and humid temperatures, agricultural farmworkers are on the front lines of this harsh reality.
ISSN:0029-2559
0029-2559
DOI:10.18043/ncm.81.5.311