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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Sarah Johnson

Eight times more children will face extreme heatwaves by 2050s, Unicef says

Children watch a teacher in a shell of a building with no roof
What remains of a classroom in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Antsenavolo, Madagascar, in 2023. Photograph: Tsiory Andriantsoarana/UNICEF

Eight times as many children around the world will be exposed to extreme heatwaves in the 2050s, and three times as many will face river floods compared with the 2000s if current trends continue, according to the UN.

Nearly twice as many children are also expected to face wildfires, with many more living through droughts and tropical cyclones, according to the annual state of the world’s children report.

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