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World: COP31: Climate disasters hit nearly 50% more children a year in the last five years – Save the Children analysis

Since 2022, one in three children worldwide, or 911 million children, have been exposed to climate disasters. ANTALYA, Türkiye, 9 November 2026 - Nearly 50% more children were exposed to severe climate disasters each year over the past five years compared to the previous five years, according to new analysis from Save the Children, as world leaders gather for the COP31 United Nations climate conference. An average of 330 million children a year experienced severe heatwaves, droughts, tropical cyclones and particularly extreme rainfall each year between January 2022 and September 2026. That is

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