NEW YORK: A man tries to cool himself with a bottle of water during a heat wave in New York City.a new rule Tuesday, July 3rd, to address excessive heat in the workplace. The first-of-its-kind measure would protect an estimated 36 million U.S. workers from heat-related injuries. These include farm laborers, employees in delivery and construction, landscapers and indoor workers in warehouses, factories and kitchens.
Beyond its effects on ecosystems and weather patterns, climate change can profoundly impact human health. As heat waves become more frequent and increasingly intense, so do a multitude ofSome of the more visible risks include heat exhaustion, which is exhibited by an acute loss of water and salt through profuse sweating; heatstroke, which occurs when the body’s temperature rises so rapidly and by so much that the cooling system stops working altogether, resulting in decreased sweating.