Latinos in the U.S. are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to experience heat waves, powerful hurricanes, sea level rise and floods, according to the EPA. That risk will only grow as the Earth heats up.
that Hispanic and Latino people are more than 40% more likely to live in places where it will frequently be too hot to work a full day outside.
More severe heat waves are a major problem, because millions of Latinos have jobs that require them to be outside. "For example, agricultural workers, first responders, construction workers, landscape workers," explains Juan Declet-Barreto, who studies the unequal impacts of climate change at the Union of Concerned Scientists."The changing climate is exposing those workers to longer hours with dangerous heat levels."
And, as the news from Puerto Rico makes clear, Latinos often live in the path of hurricanes, from Texas to the East Coast. And storms are getting more damaging as the Earth gets hotter.People fill sandbags in West Miami in 2019 in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. South Florida is home to millions of Latino people, and is at increasing risk for floods from sea level rise and more powerful hurricanes due to climate change.
People fill sandbags in West Miami in 2019 in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. South Florida is home to millions of Latino people, and is at increasing risk for floods from sea level rise and more powerful hurricanes due to climate change.Latinos have a long history of climate and environmental activism against pollution and climate change. That includes
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