Heat-Risk Days for Pregnant People Have Doubled Worldwide Over Last 5 Years

A new report from Climate Central, a nonprofit news organization that analyzes climate science, showcases how the climate crisis has contributed to a growing risk for pregnant people around the world. According to the report, the number of pregnancy heat-risk days — defined as days that are hotter than 95 percent of local temperatures recorded from 1991 to 2020 — has doubled across the globe…

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