Investor Presentaiton
Deep Dive: Heat, Occupational Exposure, and Public Health
Increasing Temperatures and
Occupational Hazards
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As climate changes increases average
temperatures and heat waves, outdoor workers
and elderly workers will be increasingly at risk.
Agricultural workers are 4x more likely to
experience heat-related illnesses. These roles
are disproportionately filled by migrant and
immigrant workers.
High Heat and Air Quality
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High temperatures and poor air quality often
coincide as they share some of the same
underlying drivers.
26 counties experienced high heat days that
overlapped with poor air quality days in 2022.
Social and Occupational Vulnerability -
Populations at Risk
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Racial and ethnic minorities and low-income
populations are less likely to have air
conditioning compared with other groups.
Low-income areas of cities, such as Philadelphia,
experience the urban heat island effect, with 30%
less tree cover and temperatures up to 22°
warmer in summer months.
Pennsylvania Counties experiencing High
Heat and Moderate or Unhealthy Air
Quality Days with 2023 EJ areas
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High Heat and Poor Air Quality Days
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2-3
4-6
7-11
12-18
19-36
EJ Areas
Environmental Justice Areas
Centre County Government, data.pa.gov, Esri, HERE,
Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, NPS
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