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Climate Change Might Dull Children's Intellectual Growth
Children exposed to average temperatures above 86°F are 5% to 7% less likely to meet literacy and math milestones, with greater effects in disadvantaged groups, researchers said.
- On Dec. 8, researchers reported in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry that average maximums above 86 degrees F are linked to lower rates of early literacy and math milestones, according to a New York University news release.
- The research team compared children's education, health, nutrition and sanitation records with average monthly temperatures and analyzed more than 19,600 three- and four-year-olds across Gambia, Madagascar, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Georgia and Palestine.
- The analysis found children exposed to average maximums above 86 degrees F were 5% to nearly 7% less likely to meet milestones, with stronger effects among children from poor households, lacking clean water, and urban residents.
- Researchers urged policymakers to use these findings to target policies and interventions for preparedness, adaptation and resilience as climate change intensifies, Jorge Cuartas said.
- The study provides new insight that excessive heat impacts young children's development across diverse countries, and researchers say more work is urgently needed on mechanisms and protective/vulnerability factors.
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Climate Change Might Dull Children's Intellectual Growth
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