: Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children.
Hot weather can also drive wildfires and spikes in air pollution, which have caused school closures everywhere from India to Australia. “Not only are the temperatures higher, the duration of the high temperatures is much longer,“ he told AFP. Bangladesh's urban schools can be sturdy, but are often overcrowded, with little ventilation, said Sengupta.In rural areas, corrugated metal roofs can turn classrooms into ovens, and electricity for fans is unreliable.
Those children “are also less likely to have better conditions at home to protect them during heatwaves”.
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