Climate depression is real

“A recent survey by a team of psychologists probed the climate anxiety felt by 10,000 young people aged 16-25 from countries in the global south and north. In the survey, 77% said ‘the future is frightening,’ 68% feel sad, and 63% feel anxious. 39% feel ‘hesitant to have children.’

“This distress correlates with a belief that climate action from governments is inadequate. Additionally, mental distress increases with hotter temperatures, with 9,000 to 40,000 additional suicides projected by 2050 in the US and Mexico under a worst-case climate scenario due to excess heat alone.”

— Peter Kalmus, Guardian