BBC Uses Weak Evidence To Claim ‘Climate Change’ Is Harming Our Brains
BBC Future ties heat waves to brain damage, disease, and mental health issues despite conflicting evidence.
by Andy Rowlands, guest post August 14, 2025, 8:50 AM
Overheated brain
On August 1, BBC Future ran an online article titled “The World Is Getting Hotter – This Is What It Is Doing To Our Brains.“
The article begins with a description of how hot summer days with high humidity can affect small children, and cites the case of a lad who was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, a neurological condition that it says affects a small number of people, and can be made worse by hot temperatures. [emphasis, links added]
The article then says:
https://climatechangedispatch.com/bbc-heat-waves-brain-damage/