Severe temperature increases and heat waves have been associated with a decline in mental health and increased suicidality, according to the report.
October 25, 2022, 6:30 PMKarina Joseph, 19, comforts her 2-year-old child Holanda Sineus as she receives treatment for cholera in a tent at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Cite Soleil, a densely populated commune of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Octt. 15, 2022.
This handout picture taken on May 29, 2017 and made available by Graham Colby on October 17, 2022 shows researchers drilling holes to collect sediment at the Lake Hazen in Nunavut, to investigate how climate change might increase the risk of"viral spillover. - A warming climate could bring viruses in the Arctic into contact with new environments and hosts, increasing the risk of"viral spillover", according to research published on October 19, 2022.
Heat-related deaths in those older than 65 increased by almost 70% from 2000-2004 to 2017-2021. Exposure to extremely high temperatures is associated with heat stroke, kidney injury, and worsening of existing heart and lung diseases. With increases in temperatures, there is also increased spread and survival of some infectious diseases, resulting in an overall increased risk of infectious disease outbreaks.
Karina Joseph, 19, comforts her 2-year-old child Holanda Sineus as she receives treatment for cholera in a tent at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Cite Soleil, a densely populated commune of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Octt. 15, 2022.Society may be even less prepared to deal with the mental health impacts of climate change, scientists warn. Just last December, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on the youth mental health crisis.
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