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How to address the looming crisis of climate anxiety (www.ehn.org)
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"This is part 4 of our 5-part series, Pollution's mental toll: How air, water and climate pollution shape our mental health.

The more people experience climate change, or even hear about storms and wildfires, the more it is expected to impact their mental well-being.

Some mental health experts have started preparing for the tsunami of need some leaders anticipate in the coming years..."

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[-] grue@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

The only real way to stop people from having absolutely justified anxiety about the climate disaster is to fucking fix the climate!

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I see....but wouldn't that cost rich people more than zero dollars?

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

In the short term. In the long term they'll be better off. But apparently the long term doesn't matter to them when there are short-term gains to be had.

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