Heat waves are getting hotter and becoming more frequent because of rising rates of air pollution, putting children’s health at risk, a report finds.
When Aaron Bernstein became a pediatrician 15 years ago, it didn't occur to him that the climate crisis would grow into a critical health problem for his young patients.
People are also reading… On Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine, which Bernstein called the"holy grail" of all medical journals, published a comprehensive review of the science to-date and concluded that the effects of burning fossil fuels — things like air pollution, severe weather, poor water quality and extreme heat — pose a significant and growing risk to the health of babies and children.
Although the paper outlines several extreme climate events including flooding as well as air pollution, researchers say that heat remains the deadliest of all natural disasters in the U.S. and that it poses a unique response situation. Experts have noted for years that the most vulnerable populations, including children and pregnant women, are at highest risk to heat-related illness like heat stroke.
"We know more than enough to recognize heat as a major risk to child health," Bernstein said."We have evidence that children are showing up in emergency departments for all kids of problems when it gets hot out; that women who are pregnant and exposed to heat may have worse birth outcomes; and that heat affects children's ability to learn and perform well on exams."
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