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UN climate chief warns extreme heat endangers mothers and babies
Original: At pre-COP, UN climate chief warns of heat threat to mothers and babies
Speaking at pre-COP negotiations ahead of the UN climate summit, the UN's top climate official warned that rising extreme heat poses a serious threat to pregnant women, mothers and newborn babies. The comments underline growing concern among UN agencies that heat is becoming a health crisis, not just an environmental one, and push health impacts higher on the agenda for the upcoming climate talks.
Why now: Ahead of the COP climate summit, the UN is drawing attention to the overlooked health risks of extreme heat for vulnerable groups.
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- At pre-COP, UN climate chief warns of heat threat to mothers and babies · climatechangenews.com
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