Understanding how climate change is impacting our health and wellbeing (and what you can do about it)

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Understanding how climate change is impacting our health and wellbeing (and what you can do about it)

By Tess Terrible,

Published July 11, 2023 at 7:25 AM EDT

A smokey haze surrounds the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven as smoke from Canadian wildfires moves over the state on June 8, 2023. Air quality levels were at unhealthy levels, with officials advising residents to stay inside and keep their windows shut.

Extreme heat can leave us feeling exhausted after doing the most basic activities of daily living like getting groceries or commuting to work. Low air quality can leave many with sore throats and runny eyes.

And researchers say the Today, we explore the real health impacts of climate change and

New research is showing that climate change isn鈥檛 just impacting our physical health, but our mental health as well.

Many young people struggle with eco-anxiety or climate anxiety; this is

How is climate change impacting you, where you live?

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Tess is a senior producer for 黑料吃瓜网 news-talk show Where We Live. She enjoys hiking 黑料吃瓜网's many trails and little peaks, knitting, gardening and writing in her seven journals.

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