There are so many things that can dampen your sex drive: You have a headache, you're tired, it's too hot outside.
According to a study, the last of those mojo-killers -- and the climate change that is causing more scorching hot days --
could be bringing down the birth rate in the United States.
Researchers used historical vital statistics and other sources to look at the number of babies born about nine months after really
hot days, which they defined as above 80 degrees, based on National Climate Center Data from weather stations across the
United States.
The researchers found that, for every day that soared above 80 degrees -- and in many cases above 90 degrees -- between 1931 and 2010, there were 0.4% fewer births nine months later.
The impact of one of these scorching days was that about 1,165 fewer babies were born across the United States.
Source: cnn.com
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