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Alan Barreca

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Associate Professor of Environmental Economics, University of California, Los Angeles

Around 10 states in the U.S. have hit over 120 degrees Fahrenheit on their hottest days this year. VladisChern/Shutterstock.com

December 2, 2019

Pregnant women have a higher risk of delivering early on unseasonably hot days

Alan Barreca, University of California, Los Angeles

More places around the world are experiencing days with record high temperatures. These prolonged hot spells may have unanticipated impacts on pregnant women, triggering early deliveries.

How will climate change affect our conception chances? Fetus ultrasound via www.shutterstock.com

November 24, 2015

Climate change’s hotter weather could reduce human fertility

Alan Barreca, Tulane University; Melanie Guidi, University of Central Florida, and Olivier Deschenes, University of California, Santa Barbara

A world of warmer weather may be bad news for reproductive health and birth rates.

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