Rising temperatures are leading to increased levels of stress, worsening anxiety and depression, and even suicide in the most extreme cases in Australia.
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| Climate change is already hitting the world's poor and by 2030 it will contribute to 250,000 additional deaths annually, new research has found. |
Scientists have identified for the first time an association between mean annual maximum temperatures pushed higher by climate change and suicides for both males and females across states and territories, according to a paper published by The Medical Journal of Australia on Thursday.
Read the story from The Age by Peter Hannam - “Mental health added to impact of climate change as global damage grows.”
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