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UN climate chief warns extreme heat endangers pregnant women and newborns
Original: Extreme heat putting pregnant women, newborns at risk: UN climate chief https:// phys.org/news/2026-10-extreme- pregnant
The UN's top climate official has warned that extreme heat is putting pregnant women and newborns at serious risk, highlighting the health toll of rising temperatures. The warning is drawing attention to how climate change threatens vulnerable groups, with discussions spreading across environmental and health-focused communities online.
Why now: Rising global temperatures and recent heat events have renewed concern about climate change's impact on maternal and infant health.
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- Extreme heat putting pregnant women, newborns at risk: UN climate chief https:// phys.org/news/2026-10-extreme- pregnant-women-newborns-climate.html # environment # heat # pregnancy # climate # ClimateChange # ClimateCrisis · Dragofix@veganism.social · 2
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