US EditionMost of today’s children could endure historic heatwaves as planet warms
- A study published on 7 May in Nature reveals that over half of the individuals born in 2020 are expected to experience extreme heatwaves at levels never seen before during their lifetimes across the globe.
- This projection results from combining demographic data, climate models, and different global warming scenarios, with some uncertainty about the exact temperature pathways.
- The research reveals that children born in 2020 could experience two to seven times more extreme climate events, including heatwaves, floods, and droughts, compared to those born in 1960.
- Lead author Luke Grant states that if global temperatures rise by 3.5°C, over 90% of children born today will endure unprecedented exposure to heatwaves throughout their lifetimes.
- The findings emphasize the urgent need for deep greenhouse gas reductions to protect younger generations and highlight the disproportionate burden on socioeconomically vulnerable populations.
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Most of today’s children could endure historic heatwaves as planet warms
A Nature study projects that millions born after 1960 will face unprecedented lifetime exposure (ULE) to climate extremes, such as heatwaves, droughts, and floods. The risks grow with global warming and disproportionately impact socioeconomically vulnerable populations.
Kids will experience ‘unfair’ exposure to climate extremes
The 2008 Bihar flood. Credit: Dinodia Photo/Getty Images Today’s children will endure exposure to more climate extremes in their lifetime than any generation before them, a new study published in Nature has projected. Climate extremes, including heatwaves, crop failures, river floods, tropical cyclones, wildfires and droughts, will increase in frequency and intensity with continued atmospheric warming. Global average temperatures are rising at u…
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