Record-breaking heat takes mounting toll on the U.S. economy

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Canal Park Brewing Company in Minnesota was forced to close for a day and halt patio service for three days due to a heat dome, impacting their summer revenue.
Rising temperatures are causing economic damage through reduced business productivity, disrupted infrastructure, power outages, and decreased labor productivity.
Regions historically unaccustomed to high temperatures, such as the Northwest, Midwest, and Northeast, are particularly vulnerable to the economic impacts of heat waves.
Heat waves can inflict more serious economic damage than other natural disasters because they tend to last longer and affect wider geographic areas.
Extreme heat poses significant risks to workers in outdoor occupations like construction, manufacturing, and agriculture, with hundreds of work-related deaths reported annually.
Recent heat waves have led to an estimated 0.6 percentage point loss in U.S. gross domestic product.

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