UNICEF warns billions of children at risk from increased heat waves
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United Nations – The U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) warned Tuesday that over two billion children around the world will face frequent heat waves by 2050 and that extreme heat poses a severe health threat to children.
"Children, especially young children, are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of extreme heat, which can cause severe dehydration, respiratory trouble and make them more vulnerable to other diseases," UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said in a new report released Tuesday.
In the report, the agency said infants and young children are more at risk than adults when exposed to extreme temperatures because they're less able to regulate their body temperature.
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