Melanie, the studies concentrated on changes to heat, humidity, fire, drought, etc. that are exacerbated by climate change and how those changes affect mental health. But you raise a good point: how does the knowledge that we are worming the world affect our states of mind? I know that for me, it is a constant obsession. I see buildings and wonder about their insulation; watching cars on the road makes me wonder how to move people around in a better way; I see forests and wonder how they might be changed in a warmer world.
I think that this is a real issue, I think that the powerlessness that many of us (justifiably) feel must be having an impact.
Melanie, the studies concentrated on changes to heat, humidity, fire, drought, etc. that are exacerbated by climate change and how those changes affect mental health. But you raise a good point: how does the knowledge that we are worming the world affect our states of mind? I know that for me, it is a constant obsession. I see buildings and wonder about their insulation; watching cars on the road makes me wonder how to move people around in a better way; I see forests and wonder how they might be changed in a warmer world.
And then I wonder if others feel as I do.