Hotter, wetter climate slashes labor capacity by 10 percent: U.S. studyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Earth's increasingly hot, wet climate has cut the amount of work people can do in the worst heat by about 10 percent in the past six decades, and that loss in labor capacity could double by mid-century, U.S. government scientists reported on Sunday.<div class="feedflare">
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