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film, the video of you working in the field, but i know you did that recently. there it is, a picture of you. i think you're picking parsley in this, along with united farm workers of america. what pressure are you putting on osha to craft new rules and to do so quickly? >> we're pressing osha to move as quickly as they can in advancing legislation to not give them a choice in moving faster. look, i'm proud to come from california. we have adopted heat standards for workers, whether it's in agricu agriculture, whether it's in construction, whether it's truck drivers or warehouse workers who are exposed to extreme heat. nearly 400 workers have lost their lives in the last decade because of extreme heat. it's long overdue to have a federal standard to save lives because guess what, you are been covering the news. the heat waves not just in the united states but throughout europe and beyond, our planet is only getting hotters which means workers exposed to that extreme heat, that's going to increase.
phenomenon to indians. but this year it has been hotter than usual across india. why is it exceptionally hot this year? >> it is definitely exceptionally hot. i've lived here for many, many years, natalie. and i can tell you this summer is hotter than previous hotters. why? one of the reasons is climate change. we see temperatures rising slowly across o the world each year. but there is a particular wind call the lou. this is a very hot and dry wind which is blowing in from the northwestern region, pakistan, afghanistan. and when this wind blows in, it is a very dry wind and it drys up any moisture in the air. and that increases the temperature. but of course it is not just india that is experiencing the heat. you know, part of pakistan, afghanistan, they are experiencing higher temperatures too. the reason we feel it so much
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