Warming harms mental health (Science Alert)

The negative impact on mental health worldwide may be one of the most severe effects of climate change, with children at greatest risk, according to experts.

As climate change causes extreme weather events, drought, financial strain and changes in work and migration patterns, people will be at increasing risk from mental health issues such as post traumatic stress disorder and depression, said Dr Helen Berry from the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University (ANU).