heat stress

heat stress

Representational image. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Extreme heat is becoming an economic threat

Heat costs economies through lost work and output, while its less visible health impacts may endure longer.

A child uses a water pipe to cool himself amid rising temperatures in Bangladesh. Photo: Collected

22m Bangladeshi children face extra heat stress from climate change

A construction worker sits with his head in his hand, overwhelmed by the relentless heat, while others rest nearby during a punishingly hot day in Dhaka. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Heat stress, poor ventilation in factories lead to worker illness, productivity decline: Study

File Photo: TBS

It is time to pay attention to the heat stress of RMG factory workers