At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather, the United

At least 242 million children across 85 countries faced disruptions in their education due to extreme weather events such as heatwaves, cyclones, and flooding last year, according to a recent report from the United Nations Children's Fund.

While southern Europe dealt with deadly floods and Asia and Africa had flooding and cyclones, heat waves were “the predominant climate hazard shuttering schools last year,” UNICEF said, as the earth recorded its hottest year ever.

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Climate change is also threatening school education: Due to heatwaves, hurricanes, floods and droughts, around 242 million pupils in 85 countries missed school last year, according to UNICEF. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Pakistan and the Philippines suffered the most.

Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons due to heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.

AT LEAST 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other forms of extreme weather, the United Nations children's fund warns in a report published today.

UNICEF report reveals that extreme weather events in 2024 disrupted schooling for 242 million children worldwide, with low-income nations facing the worst impacts

The number of students affected by climate-related school disruptions in India last year was 54.7 million. Heatwaves were identified as the primary climate hazard

Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons due to heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts.

UNICEF says it amounted to one in seven school-going children across the world being kept out of class at some point in 2024 because of climate crises.

Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons due to heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday,