More than 118 million children had their schooling interrupted in April alone, UNICEF said, as large parts of the Middle East and Asia, from Gaza in the west to the Philippines in the southeast, experienced a sizzling weekslong heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius.

Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons due

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.

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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.

Heatwaves were the leading cause of school closures in 2024, affecting over 118 million students in April alone. Countries like Bangladesh and the Philippines saw widespread shutdowns, while Cambodia shortened school days by two hours. In South Asia, temperatures soared to 47°C (116°F), creating unsafe conditions for students.

In November, UNICEF warned in its State of the World’s Children report that climate crises are expected to become more widespread between 2050 and 2059, with eight times as many children exposed to extreme heat waves, and three times as many exposed to extreme river floods, compared to the 2000s.

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 Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said in a new report on Friday.

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,

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.

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