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International research reveals that children will face a disproportionate increase in lifetime extreme event exposure due to climate change. The study, led by Prof. Wim Thiery of VUB, quantifies the impact of climate change on children born between 1960 and 2020, showing they will experience more heatwaves, droughts, crop failures, riv...
Coverage from 2 institutions
- VUB led Science publication shows how climate change is disproportionally affecting children Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Sep 26, 2021 · first to report
- Climate change more severely threatens young generations than older generations American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Sep 27, 2021