School's out: Climate change keeps Pakistani students home | AFP

Pakistan's children are losing weeks of education each year to school closures caused by extreme weather linked to climate change, prompting calls for a radical rethink of learning schedules. Searing heat, toxic smog, and unusual cold snaps have all caused closures that are meant to spare children the health risks of learning in classrooms that are often overcrowded and lack basic cooling, heating or ventilation systems.