Climate change exposes up to 560 million children globally to at least one additional month of dangerous heat per year

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Aug 26, 2026, 2:00 pm105 pts
New research by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) shows that globally, up to 560 million children ages 0–9 (43% of all children in this age group) experience at least one additional month (30 or more days) of heat stress per year because of human-induced climate change. This exposure outpaces that of any other…

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