People born in the 2020s will be exposed to significantly higher temperatures and other impacts of climate change over their lifetimes than those born in the 20th century. That will impact their lives from cradle to grave. Quite a bit of research already indicates that heat affects pregnancy, birth weight, and infant mortality. And researchers are just starting to dig into how climate interacts with aging, when energy usage changes. The impacts of climate change are not just physical, but also mental.

In the keynote address at the workshop "Living and Working on a Hot Planet: Reporting on Climate Change and Human Health", Kristie L. Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Washington at Seattle, described the state of knowledge about the impact of climate change across a life course.

The workshop for science journalists was presented by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing in Raleigh, NC, USA, on Nov. 8, 2024, in connection with ScienceWriters2024. The workshop, supported by a grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Freelance writer Amber Dance curated the program and introduced Dr. Ebi.

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