India, April 1 -- Students exposed to higher temperatures during the school year, particularly on exam days, tend to perform worse than their cooler-climate counterparts

There is a growing understanding of how global warming induced by climate change wreaks havoc in every aspect of vulnerable populations. The crisis also impacts learning outcomes - an association that hasn't been studied extensively - showed a new report.

This is especially the case in sub-Saharan Africa, which has suffered the worst impacts of climate change, and where the use of adaptive technologies is limited.

A few of such studies have been conducted in high-income countries, particularly in the US where high temperatures have been demonstrated to have adverse eff...