Exhaustion, burns and fainting: heat punishes workers - 01/04/2025

Temperature records in Brazil in the first months of 2025 caused a significant increase in complaints to the MPT (Labor Public Prosecutor's Office) regarding exposure to heat and thermal discomfort in the work environment. Read more (04/01/2025)

At least one in five people in the world felt a “strong influence of climate change” every day from December 2024 to February 2025, according to the most recent report of the organization Climate Central.According to the document, which we reviewed in alliance with News Without Filter, Caracas and Barquisimeto are among the cities in the world that recorded the most “unusual heat” driven by climate change. More extreme heat riskThe analysis of C…

The intense heat experienced by the inhabitants of the municipalities Iribarren and Palavecino in March, traditionally dry month, with temperature peaks of 34 and 35 °C in one day, is intensified by the scarcity of urban forests in the Metropolitan Area of Barquisimeto. In Caracas, Maracay, Valencia and Maracaibo, they also suffer the effects of high temperatures. Studies indicate that it is a consequence of the rapid process of urbanization tha…