Two-thirds of children exposed to extreme temperatures in Europe

According to Euronews, a child rights organization reports that two-thirds of European children have been exposed to extreme temperatures in the first six months of 2026—triple the figure for all of 2025. The spike highlights the mounting severity of temperature extremes affecting young Europeans.

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