Rekha Shanmugam et al

Rekha Shanmugam et al
Heat stress among salt pan workers of Tamil Nadu
This study finds that heat stress can increase the risk of salt pan workers to a number of health hazards.
Vidhya Venugopal
Robin Lennqvist
PK Latha
Posted on 25 Mar, 2024 01:47 PM

Climate change is expected to increase temperatures by at least 1.5 C around the globe thus increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves. Increased heat will have a considerable impact on the working population, particularly manual labourers who work in outdoor settings.
Salt pans of Marakkanam (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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