Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report.
Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations (UN) report.
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Weather disasters fueled by climate change from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims.From 2016 to 2021, four types of climate disasters (floods, storms, droughts and wildfires) the frequency of which has increased due to global warming led to 43.1 million child displacements in 44 countries, the report says.