Felix Gutierrez, 43, and Caesar Ayala Gutierrez, 21, pick blueberries in the sweltering heat at Stepping Stone Farms on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Bourbon County, Ky. (AP Photo/Michael Swensen)
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Climate change is causing more extremely hot days in many parts of the U.S., and a recent report highlights the danger that heat can pose to rural residents.
Grace Wickerson is with the Federation of American Scientists. She says many rural residents work outside in the hot sun.
And according to the analysis by her group and the nonprofit Headwaters Economics, people in rural areas are more likely to have chronic diseases or other preexisting conditions.
