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Climate change is already affecting many aspects of our everyday lives, including ,  and . And  that make our way of life possible, such as agriculture, construction and fishing, are becoming  as a result of changing weather. As extreme natural events become more common, it is increasingly important these industries adapt for the future.

Stronger winds, more frequent storms and increased flooding obviously make life  for anyone who works outdoors. Workers also might potentially face increased levels of heat and pollution exposure, which could be harmful to their health. But climate change won’t just potentially make existing workplace hazards worse – it will create new ones.

Construction

In the construction sector, new building materials and practices may come with unanticipated health and safety consequences. The industry also faces the challenge of designing and constructing buildings and infrastructure that can withstand  from a changing climate. Parts of the world most affected will need infrastructure . In areas like California, where problems with drought and wildfires have grown dramatically in recent decades,  have emerged.

In the Netherlands and Japan, for example, many car parks and spaces beneath buildings can . Residential buildings have also been  if floodwaters rise. Buildings are also , with green roofs, living walls, and better energy efficiency to lessen environmental impact. Developing other innovative design strategies and techniques will help ensure building safety, but it’s important that worker safety is kept in mind.

Fishing

Finding novel solutions to more extreme weather will be crucial to increase safety in the fishing industry. Improved GPS, tracking, and  will help fishermen navigate more precisely, and better identify dangerous waters and conditions.

Extreme weather also means more days’ work will be lost because of  for fishermen globally. But if more ships stay in port because of extreme weather, this will have  on anticipated revenue and incomes. To limit this, the industry needs to increase training and preparedness to operate in bad weather, as well as investing in improved technological support, such as satellite-based  and long-range weather-forecasting.

The industry is  with efforts to improve scientific advice and data collection to predict weather systems and extreme events, and to better understand trends in fish stock populations and distributions. There are also attempts to improve vessel safety, port resilience, and reduce the vulnerability of freight while at sea.

Warmer seas may also cause some fish species  to move from their , often further from key fishing ports. This creates problems for smaller fishing vessels that aren’t designed to navigate deeper and stormier waters. Better  are therefore essential to help these vessels operate safely. Increased levels of fish farming, meanwhile, will need to be  caused by intensive rearing.

Agriculture

The farming sector is at growing risk from greater flooding, not only because of extreme rainfall but because of growing , which reduces the ground’s ability to absorb water, . Lowland and  in particular might  or .

Agricultural workers also  of more , as well as greater exposure to pesticides and contaminated and polluted air. But the extent of this impact will be hard to forecast until we know more about the extreme weather patterns that may become the norm.

It’s unlikely many of these problems can be halted, but it may be possible to develop  more suited to a changing climate, or pest and disease resistance. Researchers are already developing  (such as maize) to adapt to these changes. Other new technologies, such as satellite imagery and drones can , and target irrigation where it is most needed. Farmers are also being asked to change the way they use the land in order to  of agriculture.

Extreme weather and climate change is becoming the norm, and these events are part of a long-term shift that will continue. The solutions to our situation will be in technical and engineering innovations, and in changing the ways we influence nature. We know these problems will only grow in their magnitude and effect, so it is essential we adapt for things we can no longer avoid.