Re: Climate change damages children's brains

In alt.global-warming kensi <kkensington01-NOSPAM@gmail.invalid> wrote:

A new study found white matter size is altered by temperature
fluctuations ??? a growing problem in our heating world:
https://www.salon.com/2024/06/18/climate-change-linked-to-brain-damage-in-children--and-poor-kids-are-at-greater-risk/
[Won't someone please think of the children!!]

Even moderately high temperatures impair mental ability.
Noone in Florida can add or take percentages, for instance.

Some simple data is here.

States like: Av temp(C) SAT lit Model predicts
Minnesota                5.131940          601      604.349
Wyoming                  5.716930          604      601.316
Montana                  6.045050          607      599.615
Wisconsin                6.567140          615      596.908
South.Dakota             7.215800          549      593.544*
Utah                     8.876250          597      584.935
Pennsylvania             9.948420        560.5      579.376
Virginia                12.479700      561.333      566.251
Missouri                12.772600          603      564.732*
Tennessee               14.607600          576      555.217
Oklahoma                15.371400          528      551.257*
South.Carolina          17.186500          527      541.846
Georgia                 17.613100        565.5      539.634*
Florida                 21.717000          503      518.355

T-test: P(beta<0.000000) = 0.999404
Rank test: calculated Spearman corr = -0.705495 (cv .645 at 1% sig)
i.e. 99% likely the 2 things show a real link.
R2 = 60%

Same for SAT math.

Unusually the pct of studentsd TAKING the SATs are higher in warmer states.
They are just itching to leave it seems.

Stands to reason. We have seen many many times that warmer US states
have poorer health and lower life expectancy even adjusting
for age (i.e. warmer states generally have
more retired people with shorter lifex --
we take that into account when comoaring).

So the stereotype of the cold Svedsker or Iclandic living a long
and healthy life is not just a stereotype planted by the Scandinavian
PR firms.

Obviously if its true for warmer states now, it will be truer for
warmer states when 100F is the norm.

--
Scientists Say People In Colder Climates May Live Longer
Cowboy State Daily, 6 Feb 2023
Science has proven that cold temperatures can prolong the life of cells.
This refrigerator effect helps to slow the aging process, scientists say,
while also killing off dangerous insects and bacteria that may
otherwise survive in warmer climates.

Every year spent in school or university improves life expectancy, study says
The Guardian, 23 Jan 2024 23:51Z