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Study Warns Kids to Face Twice as Much ‘Fire Weather’ as Grandparents
Researchers say cutting emissions could reduce lifetime exposure by 1.3 years on average in Europe under a 1.5°C pathway.
- Children born in Europe today will live through 84% more extreme fire weather than their grandparents, according to a new study published in Environmental Research Letters.
- Southern Europe faces the heaviest burden, with Portugal's extreme fire weather days projected to more than double from 14 per year to 32 by 2100 under current climate policies.
- Children in Greece face 473 additional days of exposure, while those in Spain and Italy see 448 days; lead author Rosa Pietroiusti, PhD researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, says these are "real world conditions."
- Youth-Led climate justice movements are demanding government action so the "worst impacts of future climate-related hazards in their future can be avoided," as long-term wildfire smoke exposure exacerbates respiratory and cognitive health risks.
- Senior author Wim Thiery calls the transition to clean energy "absolutely feasible," noting that cutting emissions in line with the Paris Agreement could decrease lifetime exposure by 1.3 years on average across Europe.
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