Climate disasters can alter kids’ brains — before they’re even born

Image credit: Pavel Danilyuk via Pexels. Article by Kate Yoder. Grist – June 11, 2025. Research article: PLOS One.

When Superstorm Sandy made a beeline for New York City in October 2012, it flooded huge swaths of downtown Manhattan, leaving 2 million people without electricity and heat and damaging tens of thousands of homes. The storm followed a sweltering summer in New York City, with a procession of heat waves nearing 100 degrees. For those who were pregnant at the time, enduring these extreme conditions wasn’t just uncomfortable — it may have left a lasting imprint on their children’s brains. […]

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