Study Estimates 10% Productivity Loss in India's Migrant Workers Due to Heat Stress

Imagine you have to work outside all day, but it gets hotter and hotter.

A study in India found that because of this extra heat, people who move from farms to cities for work might be losing about 10% of their ability to do their jobs over the last 40 years.

This heat is making it harder for their bodies to stay cool.

Even inside their homes, it's getting hotter too, especially in places where many people move to find work.

If the Earth keeps getting warmer, these workers might lose even more of their strength to work.

This is a problem because these workers do a lot of the physical jobs in the country.

The study looked at where people move for work and how the heat and humidity have changed over time.

It warns that if the planet gets much warmer, many more workers could struggle with extreme heat, making it tough to do their jobs and affecting their health.