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Tricky Tropical Urban Weather Tests Forecasters in Singapore
Tricky Tropical Urban Weather Tests Forecasters in Singapore

Bloomberg

time12 hours ago

  • Climate
  • Bloomberg

Tricky Tropical Urban Weather Tests Forecasters in Singapore

By and Joe Wertz Save Welcome to Weather Watch, our weekly newsletter on how the planet's ever wilder weather patterns are impacting the global economy. Got feedback and forecasts? Write us at weatherteam@ And sign up here if you're not on the list already. Weather in the tropics can change rapidly, going from torrential rain to blazing sun in minutes, making forecasting especially tricky in a region that has some of the world's fastest growing and urbanizing populations.

Heat Is Bad for Workers' Health. RFK Jr. Doesn't Care.
Heat Is Bad for Workers' Health. RFK Jr. Doesn't Care.

Bloomberg

time4 days ago

  • Climate
  • Bloomberg

Heat Is Bad for Workers' Health. RFK Jr. Doesn't Care.

We're on the verge of what will probably be one of the hottest Northern Hemisphere summers in human history. In early May, the water in the English Channel was already so hot that octopuses invaded it, inspiring Bloomberg News' Joe Wertz to dub this ' hot octopus summer,' and not in a fun, Megan Thee Stallion way. Soaring temperatures, which are deadlier than any other natural disaster, will endanger the health and productivity of millions of Americans this summer. Workers at construction sites, farms and factories, along with delivery workers and many others in heat-exposed jobs, are especially at risk. So naturally, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is somehow in charge of managing our nation's health, has reportedly fired all of the people who have been helping the federal government write heat protections for workers. This will likely make extreme heat even riskier and the economic impact even heavier.

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