Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers

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Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers

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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months ago

Millions of migrants toil in grueling conditions in the Middle East, where brutal heat contributes to an alarming increase in kidney failure.

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