A farmworker, plumber and advocate describe their experiences with climate change, including less work in the fields as fruit plants dry up in rural Hillsborough County.
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Un trabajador agrícola, un plomero, y un organizador comunitario, explican sus experiencias con el cambio climático, y el trabajo en los campos a medida que las plantas frutales se están secando en la zona rural del condado de Hillsborough.
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