Unicef report: Over 1 billion children face three or more overlapping climate hazards
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Guardian staff reporter
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Summary
A Unicef report reveals that half of the world's children (over 1 billion) are exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards—heatwaves, storms, floods, and droughts—that threaten their health, education, and survival. The report highlights stark disparities, with children in low-income countries facing far greater risks, and includes striking examples like children in Papua New Guinea swimming across crocodile-filled rivers to reach school after climate-related infrastructure damage.
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Globally, children face increasing threats from heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts as the climate crisis worsens, with more than one billion facing at least three of these at once.
Striking footage released by the UN agency shows children in Papua New Guinea swimming across a crocodile-filled river to get to school after a vital footbridge washed away during heavy rains and was not replaced.
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