Extreme heat cuts India's outdoor workers' income by up to 9%, research finds

New analysis shows heat stress is driving hundreds of millions of informal workers in India deeper into poverty as climate change intensifies, with physical exhaustion reducing daily earnings.

First covered Jul 19, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT · 1 article

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23h Guardian Environment ‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers — Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research says Extreme heat is pushing some of India’s poorest…

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documents1.worldbank.org P15743300F4Cc10380B9F6051F8E7Ed1147 (documents1.worldbank.org)

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Appeared in: 2026-07-20 (#10) · 2026-07-21 (#20)

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