Extreme weather and dire climate reports are intensifying the mental health effects of global warming: depression and resignation about the future.
The Delta Fire rages in Shasta-Trinity National Forest in California on Sept. 6.Noah Berger / AP file
By Avichai Scher
When the U.N. released its latest climate report in October, it warned that without “unprecedented” action, catastrophic conditions could arrive by 2040.
For Amy Jordan, 40, of Salt Lake City, a mother of three teenage children, the report caused a “crisis.”
“The emotional reaction of my kids was severe,” she told NBC News. “There was a lot of crying. They told me, ‘We know what’s coming, and it’s going to be really rough.’ “
She struggled too, because there wasn’t much she could do for them. “I want to have hope, but the…
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