Climate change is one of the urgent public health problems confronting the world as highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goal 13. It impacts health and health systems in many ways, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to add an ...
"For all that's ever been said about climate change, we haven't heard nearly enough about the psychological impacts of living in a warming world," says science writer Britt Wray. In this quick talk, she explores how climate change is threatening our well
physical health is not the only factor to consider under extreme heat; mental health can also suffer. Many people can relate to thesleepless nights during hot summer months, as well as anecdotal experiences of irritation and aggression when thermally uncomfortable. ...
Egypt, was how the consequences of climate change may be mitigated. To date, the discussion has been focused on the environment, living conditions, and people's physical health. However, the effects on the mind are no less dramatic, emphasizes the German Association for Psychiatry,...
Raging wildfires, droughts, floods and record-breaking heat brought on by climate change are taking a toll on kids' already fragile mental health.
Mental Health and Climate Change People’s mental health and related behaviour, is positively or negatively influenced by both external social and climate factors. According to the World Health Organisation, mental health problems are set to increase significantly by the year 2020, and will be the...
As an example, the press release’s headline is “Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet.” While the subtitle offers hope by noting “Taking action now can secure our future,” it is not until page 2 that doom-laden sentences are replaced by specific an...
Climate change is having a negative impact on our health. And world leaders are missing their chance to step in, says a new report from the medical journal The Lancet. The Lancet report concludes climate change is hurting human health in a myriad of ways. ...
Climate change affects mental health through multiple pathways, including direct and indirect impacts, physical health and awareness of the climate crisis. Climate change increases the magnitude and frequency of extreme events with little or no time for
Climate change is increasingly understood to impact mental health through multiple pathways of risk, including intense feelings of grief as people suffer climate-related losses to valued species, ecosystems and landscapes. Despite growing research interest, ecologically driven grief, or ‘ecological grief’...