A new study conducted in China sheds light on the consequences of extreme weather-related temperatures. Researchers discovered that individuals experiencing more extremely hot or cold days were more likely to report depressive symptoms. As climate change has exposed more individuals to extreme temperatures, this research can help communities and clinicians recognize potential environmental triggers for depression. ...

Maybe the causality is backwards and depression causes heatwaves

  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    I feel like everyone already knew this about the cold and everyone who lives in a hot climate knew it about the heat

    Breaking news: It sucks to not be able to go outside, or worse to be sweating/freezing in your home

    • barrbaric [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Not being able to get sleep because it's too hot -> too tired to do anything during the day and it's too hot anyway -> can't get good sleep because it's too hot and you didn't do anything during the day so you aren't tired

      Without my A/C unit I would go insane in the summer.

      • bidenicecream
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        2 years ago

        Without my A/C unit I would go insane in the summer.

        I mean a lot of it is westoid shit tbh. If you lived in a hot country you would adapt fairly quickly. It's just that we're used to treats like AC

        • barrbaric [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Oh probably. Temperatures have noticeably risen in recent summers, so it's a sudden change.

      • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        When I was a kid our AC would go out for like 2 weeks every summer and I’d take wet wash cloths and put them in the freezer and just lay in bed at night wide awake sweating and hoping the cold towels will help enough to let me sleep