High temperatures disrupt sleep worldwide, with disproportionate impacts on older adults, women and populations in lower-income countries. A study uses climate change simulations to project future global sleep erosion and, in turn, the decline in childhood general cognitive ability and associated socioeconomic costs.
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van Daalen, K.R., Ballester, J. Sleep loss in a warming world. Nat Sustain (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01778-y
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