Unchecked emissions could double heat-related child mortality

ScienceDaily
Jul 5, 2022, 2:38 pm164 pts
If carbon emissions are limited to slow temperature rise, up to an estimated 6,000 child deaths could be prevented in Africa each year, according to new research. New work estimated the impact of climate change on annual heat-related deaths of children under five years old in sub-Saharan Africa, from 1995 --…

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