High temperatures and heat waves may lead to delays in early childhood development

Extreme Heat May Be Damaging Young Children's Brains, Study Finds

The world may be raising a generation of children whose early learning could face lasting setbacks, and the culprit isn't inadequate schools or malnutrition alone. It's heat. The post Extreme Heat May Be Damaging Young Children’s Brains, Study Finds appeared first on Study Finds.

High temperatures and heat waves may lead to delays in early childhood development

Climate change-including high temperatures and heat waves-has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food systems, and human health, but new research finds that it may also lead to delays in early childhood development.

Extreme heat hampers children’s early learning

Children regularly exposed to temperatures over 30°C (86°F) have lower scores on literacy and numeracy tests at age 3 to 4, according to UNICEF data from six countries

Hotter Weather Is Disrupting Early Learning Milestones

New research reveals that extreme heat doesn’t just threaten health and the environment—it also slows early childhood development. By analyzing data from more than 19,000 young children across six countries, scientists found that exposure to temperatures above 86 °F sharply reduced the likelihood of meeting basic literacy and numeracy milestones. Climate Change and Early Childhood [...]

Extreme Heat Linked to Delays in Early Childhood Development

Young children exposed to unusually high temperatures are less likely to reach basic developmental milestones in literacy and numeracy. Analyzing data from over 19,000 children across multiple countries, the study found that average maximum temperatures above 86 °F were associated with measurable declines in early learning outcomes.

Severe Heat Linked With Developmental Delays in Children

A study of thousands of children across the developing world finds that those continually exposed to severe heat were more likely to see developmental delays. Read more on E360 →