ScienceBeing a mom is hard — the heat is making it harder

A new study published in Science Advances finds that climate change is giving about 560 million children under 10 at least one extra month of heat stress each year. Children are disproportionately exposed to dangerous heat, especially in Global South countries with less access to cooling and resilient infrastructure.

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