The extreme heat of recent periods and the peaks that in recent days are becoming more and more unbearable, have serious consequences on the health and well-being, especially of children.
Always on Weather in Piusanipiubelli the content of a new study was highlighted in which the consequence of the atypical heat of recent periods on physical and mental well-being was highlighted.
Irritability, fatigue, disorientation, the so-called stress from heat it might even damage the areas of the brain that deal with coping with certain cognitive problems. On The Conversation Studies were shared that attest to a considerable increase in emergency room visits due to malaise generated by temperature so high.
Now a new study conducted by the Organization Save the Children together with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), it specifically warns about the consequences that the too hot could have on the lives of the little ones.
Save the children and the hot alarm: the risks for children
Babies born in 2020 will face a number of almost scorching heatwaves seven times higher compared to previous generations. An estimate that lays the foundation for understanding why Save the Children has just raised a real alarm:
Millions of children across Europe, according to the alarm raised by doctors, are at risk of contracting respiratory and kidney diseases and are exposed to other health risks due to the record temperatures that are crossing the continent.
Thus begins the denunciation of Save the Children, which also appeals to leader provided that action is taken in favor of the health of the little ones:
The international organization, which for over 100 years has been fighting to save boys and girls and guarantee them a future, believes that this assessment should be a warning to world leaders to act urgently on the climate crisis in order to reduce exposure. of minors to dangerous heat waves and protect future generations.
Again referring to the study for Italy, the probability of extreme events connected with the increase in temperatures has increased by 9% in twenty years. In addition to the countless negative consequences of recent warming, children are therefore subjected to serious risks.
Because as already pointed out above, the more children will experience such high heat waves and temperatures, the greater the risk for them of developing respiratory and kidney diseases, fever and electrolyte imbalances which can also affect cardiac and neurological functions, for example. . Not only that, other consequences could be dehydration, exhaustion, heat exhaustion, which if left untreated can damage the brain, heart, kidneys and muscles.