During Australia’s hottest day on record in 62 years, which saw temperatures reach 123 degrees Fahrenheit, a man filmed himself walking barefoot
An iron ore mining region in the northwest, Australia's Pilbara, where temperatures hit the record high on Thursday, is known for its hot and dry conditions, with temperatures usually hovering in the upper thirties this time of year.A camel train carries tourists on a sunset safari along Cable Beach located near the northwestern Australian town of Broome May 17, 2013.
Scientists have found that rising temperatures can hit public health and outdoor labour productivity, resulting in billions of dollars in economic losses. Australia lost an average of A$10.3 billion and 218 productive hours every year in the last two decades because of heat, according to a globalpublished this week by researchers at Duke University. These losses will only deepen in the coming decades as the world heads toward global warming of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial times, they warned.
"These results imply that we don't have to wait for 1.5°C of global warming to experience impacts of climate change on labour and the economy ... Additional future warming magnifies these impacts," said lead author Luke Parsons.
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