UNICEF: More than 6M kids will fall into poverty due to climate change

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Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Nearly 6 million children and young people in Latin America will fall into poverty by 2030 because of climate change's impact on their communities, a recent report predicts. However, that situation would become far worse if governments don't take swift action to limit greenhouse gas emissions and adopt strategies to reduce climate-related losses. If mitigation measures are too few or delayed, the number of affected children could triple to 17.9 million, according to a report by

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