Report: Climate change set to cut average income by 19%
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FILE - A construction worker drinks a cold beverage during a heat wave where temperatures rose to over 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Scottsdale, Ariz., July 28, 2023. A new study says climate change will cut incomes and also impact worker productivity.
Climate change will cut the average income of people around the world by one-fifth by 2050, according to a new report published in the journal Nature by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
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Sherry Andrews, right, holds 13-month-old Jaqi Herrera’s hand after administering the first MMR vaccine dose to Herrera at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025.