Spotlight Extreme heat poses growing health risk to children, study shows By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Jun 16, 2022 Jun 16, 2022 Updated Jun 29, 2022 0 Children play outside in downtown Chicago on Tuesday. Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua/Getty Images Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Rachel Ramirez, CNN kAm(96? p2C@? q6C?DE6:? 3642>6 2 A65:2EC:4:2? `d J62CD 28@[ :E 5:5?VE @44FC E@ 9:> E92E E96 4=:>2E6 4C:D:D H@F=5 8C@H :?E@ 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_aa^_e^`d^962=E9^6IEC6>6\962E\9FCED\962=E9\H6==?6DD^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm4C:E:42= 962=E9 AC@3=6>k^2m 7@C 9:D J@F?8 A2E:6?ED]k^AmkAmqFE @G6C E96 J62CD 96 DE2CE65 E@ ?@E:46 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_`h^``^`b^962=E9^4=:>2E6\492?86\962=E9\DEF5J^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm>@C6 49:=5C6? G:D:E:?8 6>6C86?4J C@@>Dk^2m 7@C 962E\C6=2E65 :==?6DD6D[ 2?5 D@>6 6G6? 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