Family resilience can help protect children from climate change

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As climate change brings more extreme weather events, strengthening families before disasters strike can help protect children's health and well-being, says Mary McKay, a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:40:10 UTC.

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