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CelloMom On CarsUS workers, not waiting for OSHA to establish heat rules, launch <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatWeek</a> to fight for ‘the right to water, shade and rest’"In probably the hottest summer ever, workers are organizing in 13 cities to raise alarm about workplace <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a>.On Thursday, workers and allies from across sectors will take a coordinated drink of water in a display of solidarity aimed at showing the importance of workplace heat safety."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/13/workers-protections-heat-week" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/13/workers-protections-heat-week</a>

CelloMom On Cars<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatBidenDid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatBidenDid</a> to protect millions of US workers from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremeHeat</a> "The [proposed] rule would require employers to establish a heat safety coordinators, undergo extreme heat safety training, and provide workers with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shade</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a>.It would require a heat acclimatization process for new employees to gradually increase their exposure to high temperatures. Three out of four workers who die of workplace <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> in the US die during their first week on the job."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/02/biden-extreme-heat-proposaal?utm_source=press.coop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/02/biden-extreme-heat-proposaal?utm_source=press.coop</a>

BellingenNSWHeat-related deaths across the world could increase almost fivefold by the middle of the century. "Where are the trees? Where is the green cover? Everything is becoming cemented." <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-15/nsw-heat-deaths-who-report-western-sydney/103105210" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-15/nsw-heat-deaths-who-report-western-sydney/103105210</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SilentKiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilentKiller</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sydney</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DePaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DePaving</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/shade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HeatIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatIslands</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateActionNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateActionNow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExtremeHeatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremeHeatwaves</a>

BellingenNSWLocalized deforestation has a strong impact on regional warming.<a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/amazon-deforestation-has-a-regional-not-just-local-impact-study/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/amazon-deforestation-has-a-regional-not-just-local-impact-study/</a> <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2309123120" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2309123120</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deforestation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoggingImpacts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoggingIndustry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSWLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSWLogging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NativeForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NativeForests</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BiodiversityCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiodiversityCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Droughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Droughts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bushfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bushfire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#risks</a>

Hari TulsidasA study reveals that nearly all of the world’s population was exposed to global warming over June-Sept. The study measures human exposure to extreme heat and humidity, which can cause health risks and reduce productivity. The study warns that the exposure will increase unless drastic actions are taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlobalWarming</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateAction</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/nearly-all-worlds-population-exposed-global-warming-over-june-sept-study-2023-09-08/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/nearly-all-worlds-population-exposed-global-warming-over-june-sept-study-2023-09-08/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes</a>

Carolleisa<a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/174946/outdoor-workers-climate-victims-labor-rights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newrepublic.com/article/174946/outdoor-workers-climate-victims-labor-rights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OutdoorWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OutdoorWorkers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> kills 2,000 workers in the United States every year, according to a report released by Public Citizen in May, and many more—up to 170,000—suffer from serious heat-related injuries. Those numbers are almost certain to grow: Every one degree Celsius increase in temperature brings a 1 percent increase in such injuries. As the planet warms, many workplaces are becoming deadly infernos

BellingenNSWIntergenerational report highlights the threat of a hotter, less productive Australia due to global warming. "At least 50% of Australia’s sandy coastline, a major drawcard for tourism, is under threat of erosion due to climate change."<a href="https://theconversation.com/intergenerational-report-highlights-the-threat-of-a-hotter-less-productive-australia-due-to-global-warming-212121" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/intergenerational-report-highlights-the-threat-of-a-hotter-less-productive-australia-due-to-global-warming-212121</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IntergenerationalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IntergenerationalJustice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coast</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/degradation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degradation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/erosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#erosion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disasters</a>

CelloMom On Cars"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarmWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarmWorkers</a> are 35 times more likely to die of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> than workers in other industries, according to the National Institutes of Health, but there is no federal heat standard that ensures their health and safety."“It’s not normal to go through these <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatwaves</a> and, you know, act as if nothing is happening,” he said. “And we just continue to normalize this, then, and nothing is going to be done to protect workers.”<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatwave</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateJustice</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/heat-record-farmworkers-danger-climate-c0ca69cf71871ff07c5731cca55738c7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/heat-record-farmworkers-danger-climate-c0ca69cf71871ff07c5731cca55738c7</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Addendae 3HEAT STROKEHeat stroke (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke</a>) is a severe heat illness resulting in a body temperature > 40.0 °C / 104.0 °F with red skin, headache, dizziness, & confusionSweating is generally present in exertional heatstroke, but not in classic heatstrokeThe start of heat stroke can be sudden or gradualHeatstroke is a LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONHeat stroke: Signs, symptoms <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke#Signs_and_symptoms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke#Signs_and_symptoms</a> ...<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatStroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatStroke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sunstroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sunstroke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatRelatedIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatRelatedIllness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a>

TC (Tirthankar Chakraborty)I find it fascinating how <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/populations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#populations</a> are distributed in most <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cities</a>. Poorer people in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urban</a> core; richer ones in suburbs. It's generally opposite in my home country (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a>). Population also covaries with environmental stressors, with <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#income</a>-based <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/disparities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disparities</a> in access to <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/greenspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greenspace</a> and potential for <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/heatexposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatexposure</a> in many US cities.Explore the data for cities in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a> using this <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EarthEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EarthEngine</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#app</a>: <a href="https://tnc-cuti.earthengine.app/view/tnc-ca-closing-urban-treeinequity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tnc-cuti.earthengine.app/view/tnc-ca-closing-urban-treeinequity</a><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/30DayMapChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#30DayMapChallenge</a> Day 18: Blue<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GISChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GISChat</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EOChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EOChat</a>

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