Heat Exposure and Economic Data (IMAGE)

Terry Collins Assoc

Heat Exposure and Economic Data

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Productivity lost to heat stress in South-East Asia alone is as much as 15 to 20 percent of annual work hours already, a figure that may double by 2050 as the planet continues warming. This table shows the estimated economic cost of heat stress in member and observer states of the Climate Vulnerable Forum.

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<I>Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health</I>

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