CNN —Nearly half a billion children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures as life-threatening heat waves caused by the climate crisis become stronger and more frequent, according to the United Nations’ children’s agency.
The analysis showed 76% of children in South Asia were exposed to extreme high temperature compared to 32% globally, UNICEF said.
Not only is there high potential for record extreme heat, the impacts are compounded by dire social and economic problems.
At the same time, extreme weather has had a deadly impact in other parts of the region.
In its report, UNICEF warned that ultimately children, adolescents and women are among those who pay the highest price for extreme weather events.
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