Climate change can affect to mental health of those who experience, floods, droughts and storms due to climate change. Besides physical and economical trauma, those impacted can experience depression, anxiety and PTSD. A study on flood victims showed a large increase in mental health problems and substance abuse. Experts suggest that mental health services be included in disaster relief efforts. Slower climate changes such as increases in temperature, can affect people as well. People suffer from anger and depression from these long term changes. the best way to combat these issues is to combat climate change

Key Takeaways:

  • the impact of climate change to human live by causing flood
  • flooding is the first thing we can see when climate change happen.
  • flooding will directly impact on human living such as health, land loss, properties loss

“With floods — as well as storms, heat waves and droughts — expected to increase in frequency thanks to climate change, the impact such trauma may have on the minds of those affected is something doctors, policymakers and governments are considering when planning services to help populations at-risk.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/f30835a9-07dc-3d79-a382-c9fbb2b5328c/climate-change-will-threaten.html

 

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