A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency shows the ways children are especially vulnerable to climate change - and those effects could last a lifetime, experts say.
and West Nile virus. The report estimates Lyme disease in children is projected to increase by 79% to 241% per year. Anywhere from 1 to 2 million children may lose their homes temporarily or permanently due to coastal flooding alone.
Dr. Aaron Bernstein, a pediatrician at Boston Children's Hospital and interim director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said in a statement to CBS News that, until the root cause of climate change is stopped — burning fossil fuels — children will continue to be at high risk of things like severe asthma and allergies.
He said that parents can try to keep their kid's allergies at bay by frequently cleaning their clothing, hands and face. This helps clean off pollen and should especially be done before bedtime. Bernstein, who is unaffiliated with the EPA study, also recommended parents find online resources that track environmental hazards such as pollen count and air quality forecasts.
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