General Article Young people around the world report high levels of climate anxiety

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In the past few years, the effects of climate change have become undeniably apparent.

By Emma Barratt

In the last two years alone, headlines have been full of climate disasters – from forest fire smoke turning San Francisco’s sky luminous red, to torrential flooding in Germany and China.

In the face of events like this, anxiety and fear about climate change is undoubtedly increasing. Far from being indicative of mental illness, climate anxiety (also known as eco-anxiety or climate distress) m...

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