Climate Change Is Making Bakeries Even Hotter | Eater

"Run by Nechirvan Zebari in Everett, this small flatbread bakery produces items like pita, naan and za'atar manakish by placing dough on a 500-degree rotating disk inside an open-front oven. The work is intensely hot and physically demanding: a fan and plentiful water are used for relief but there is no air conditioning, and Zebari reports spending roughly eight hours a day in front of the oven. Heat has already forced temporary closure—the bakery shut down during the 2021 heat wave—and staff retention can be difficult because some hires simply cannot tolerate the conditions." - Deborah Reid