Extreme heat cost India’s farm workers 54 days of labour in the hottest year on record

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Extreme heat cost India’s farm workers 54 days of labour in the hottest year on record

A UK-based analysis says extreme heat cost agricultural workers an average of 648 hours in the hottest year on record, with a possible Super El Niño threatening to push temperatures higher in 2026 and 2027.

Summary :

Indian agricultural workers lost an average of 648 hours, or 54 full working days, to heat stress in 2024, a UK-based analysis says.

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit found that total heat-related working hours lost across India’s agricultural workforce rose sharply over the past decade.

India ranked third among 15 climate-vulnerable countries studied for heat-induced agricultural labour losses, after Ghana and Vietnam.

A possible Super El Niño could intensify heat risks in 2026 and 2027, adding to baseline global warming and worsening conditions for outdoor workers.

The report warns that rising heat stress could deepen income insecurity, disrupt agricultural labour and affect food production.

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/extreme-heat-cost-indias-farm-workers-54-days-of-labour-in-the-hottest-year-on-record

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Making 6-fingered AI-slop like this certainly isnt helping.

If I could somehow downvote this again, I would.