Climate change increases the risk of preterm births by 60% and will devastate children’s health without fast global action
Increased numbers of preterm births, higher incidence of respiratory disease and death, and more children in hospitals are some of the stark health outcomes the world is facing from the impacts of extreme climate change.
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FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
Impact of temperature extremes on children's health
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IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH. CREDIT: FLINDERS UNIVERSITY.
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CREDIT: IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH. CREDIT: FLINDERS UNIVERSITY.
Increased numbers of preterm births, higher incidence of respiratory disease and death, and more children in hospitals are some of the stark health outcomes the world is facing from the impacts of extreme climate change.
This morbid reality will devastate children’s health for generations without global action, according to alarming new research.
Scientists have spent decades warning the world about the risks of extreme temperatures, floods, and bushfires, but this new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment is the first to collect all the available scientific evidence for the effects of climate change on children’s health.
The data identified which particular climate-driven extremes are linked to certain detrimental health impacts for future generations.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1035106
