Study: Number of heat stress days at major fashion production hubs increase by 42 per cent

Stuart Stone
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Clothing factories in Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, and Karachi hit by intensifying heat stress and flooding in the last two decades, new research warns

Five major apparel production hubs in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Pakistan have experienced a 42 per cent increase in the number of extreme heat days over the last two decades, with the frequency...

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