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"Measuring Eco-anxiety, or Not: Examining scales and indices for trauma from environmental change"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/disaster-by-choice/202509/measuring-eco-anxiety-or-not

#ClimateAnxiety #ClimateGrief #Solastalgia #Symbiocene #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDoom #EcoInspiration #EcoHope #ClimateChange #Climate #DRR #Doomerism #Doomism #Anthropocene #Futurism #EcoGrief #EcoStress #ClimateStress #EcoAnxiety #DRR #MenthalHealth #GlobalHealth #Health #PlanetaryHealth

Measuring Eco-anxiety, or Not

Efforts are being put into developing and applying scales and indices for eco-anxiety.

Psychology Today

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rexi Apr 25, 2025

My motivation for posting this lies in its dynamic scientific depth, seen temporally – and this, felt particularly as a gut fear – the realization that this level was once achieved, and then lost again for millennia in the Dark Ages.

We now know that a good portion of the societal stress of the Dark Ages was climate related: scientific advancement ended, and even reversed for a period.

Belief systems became irrational and arcane, and even violent.

#climatestress

RashaKamel Feb 11, 2025

"A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic turmoil in China—highlighting a historical link between climate stress and social unrest".

#treerings #dynastic #china #arid #ClimateStress
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-ancient-tree-uncover-climate-impact.html

Ancient tree rings uncover climate's impact on Chinese dynastic history

A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic turmoil in China—highlighting a historical link between climate stress and social unrest.

Phys.org

Denise Gutzmer Aug 13, 2024

#Oregon State University Extension Service aims to help ranchers and #farmers with climate #stress, grief

"With #drought, wildfire and other extreme weather events, climate change is bringing stress and a feeling of uncertainty for many farmers and #ranchers."

#climatestress

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/08/13/think-out-loud-climate-grief-ranchers-farmers/

OSU Extension Service aims to help ranchers and farmers with climate stress, grief

Drought, wildfire and extreme weather events can cause stress and feelings of uncertainty for many farmers and ranchers. Well hear from an OSU associate professor to learn more about climate grief.

OPB

Ilan Kelman Feb 19, 2024

#Environmental #Magic: Fun and action can overcome #ClimateAnxiety and #EcoGrief.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202402/environmental-magic-supports-mental-health

#ClimateGrief #Solastalgia #Symbiocene #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDoom #EcoInspiration #EcoHope #ClimateChange #Climate #DRR #Doomerism #Doomism #Anthropocene #Futurism #EcoStress #ClimateStress #DRR

Environmental Magic Supports Mental Health

Fun and action can overcome climate anxiety and eco-grief.

Psychology Today

💧🌏 Greg Cocks Jan 31, 2024

Climate Change, Society, And Pandemic Disease In Roman Italy Between 200 BCE And 600 CE
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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk1033 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #romanempire #ancientrome #climatechange #spatialanalysis #rome #society #pandemic #diseases #plagues #socialstability #sampling #socialresponse #publichealth #publicsecurity #environment #spread #epidemiology #epidemic #paleoclimate #model #reconstruction #climate #temperature #precipipation #marine #sedment #sampling #climaterecord #RomanClimateOptimum #LateAntique #LittleIceAge #coldweather #coldtemperatures #extremeweather #climatextremes #coldphases #climatestress #social #biology #riskassessment #risk #hazard #Italy #spatiotemporal

rexi Sep 4, 2023

murderer in self-styled silly outfit promises ‘free’ #Gabon elections.

added #climatestress seems to making rational democratic governance -- never easy to begin with in Africa -- even harder

Ilan Kelman Jan 20, 2023

"Land Body Ecologies: A case study for global #transdisciplinary collaboration at the intersections of environment and #MentalHealth".
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100206
By the Invisible Flock and Land Body Ecologies collective.

Exciting #ecoaction #ecohope #inspiration for addressing #EcoGrief #EcoStress #ClimateAnxiety #ClimateGrief #ClimateStress #Solastalgia.

#DRR #adaptation #climateadaptation #cca #climatechangeadaptation #disasterriskreduction #disasterisk #environmentalism

SueD Jan 8, 2023

I work in the environmental sector.. everyday is being faced with consequences of #ClimateCrisis & #BiodiversityCrisis I moved to an experimental proactive project for my own #MentalHealth I have had numerous conv with colleagues about #climateStress it's really good to know this resource https://climatepsychologyalliance.org/index.php/find-support