Every day, Raquel Atlahua begins her work as a roofer bracing for the blistering sun. The temperatures in Florida quickly climb as the day progresses.
She adds lemon, sugar and salt to her water to keep up her electrolytes, as she is constantly sweating, experiencing fatigue, dizziness, headaches, and soreness.
Atlahua has noticed a significant increase in the intensity and number of hot days since she began two decades ago, with heat waves now starting as early as January.
Sometimes we see that the thermometer is 95 degrees, but really when you're up roofing, it feels like 120 degrees.
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