Climate change may be making us lonelier: How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections everyone relies on
Researchers say extreme weather can cancel gatherings, block travel and weaken community support, deepening loneliness and isolation.
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Climate change may be making us lonelier: How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections everyone relies on
As extreme weather becomes more common and disruptive, the effects can impair relationships, interrupt routines and communication, and damage gathering places and the foundations of community traditions.
For years, epidemiological data have demonstrated the global phenomenon whereby climate change, with higher temperatures, leads to increased morbidity, especially among elderly patients. But beyond this known risk, the Integrated University Hospital of...
The invisible effect of extreme heat: experts explain how soaring temperatures are isolating people
Severe storms, heatwaves and wildfires can bring a community's social life to a standstill. Here's why.Studies show that the amount of time Americans spend interacting face-to-face with friends and family had already been declining even before the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically reduced social interaction from 2020 onwards.When temperatures soar, friends and neighbours share heat alerts, check on older people or other members of the community who…
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