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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Leanne Italie

The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people

Be Well Climate Emotions - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Anxiety, grief, anger, fear, helplessness. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people.

Many worry about what the future holds, and a daily grind of climate anxiety and distress can lead to sleeplessness, an inability to focus and worse. Some young people wonder whether it’s moral to bring children into the world. Many people grieve for the natural world.

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