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In America, 200 Million People Will Suffer 'Psychological Distress' From Climate Change
Gizmodo ^ | 12/30/15 | Wes Siler

Posted on 12/31/2015 8:54:21 AM PST by Libloather

A report published by the National Wildlife Foundation finds that the majority of Americans can expect to suffer mental health problems as a result of global warming and warns that our mental health system is not equipped to handle it.

"The interplay between the climate realities we likely face and the potential psychological fallout from them was the subject of a conference convened in Washington D.C., in March 2009," write Lise van Susteren, MD, and Kevin J. Doyle, JD, introducing their work. "A highly respected group of experts offered insights. Their thoughts, recommendations and supporting evidence are presented in this report."

"The Psychological Effects of Global Warming on the United States," examines the hitherto undiscussed effects of increasingly prevalent extreme weather, sea level rise, drought and other impacts of climate change on mental health. How will we cope with a changing world?

(Excerpt) Read more at gizmodo.com.au ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climatechange; distress; globalwarming; hoax
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"The incidences of mental and social disorders will rise steeply. These will include depressive and anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, substance abuse, suicides, and widespread outbreaks of violence. Children, the poor, the elderly, and those with existing mental health disorders are especially vulnerable and will be hardest hit."

Most of my distress comes from having to listen to hoax deniers. Can I sue?

1 posted on 12/31/2015 8:54:21 AM PST by Libloather
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2 posted on 12/31/2015 8:55:20 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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I suppose if you blast messages at people 24/7 telling them they’re ALL GONNA DIE it’s gonna leave a mark after awhile.


3 posted on 12/31/2015 8:55:32 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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Can I also blame my painful rectal itch on climate change? I’m a victim here; I want big dollars.


4 posted on 12/31/2015 8:55:37 AM PST by henkster (Never elect a president with unresolved mommy issues.)
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To: Libloather

Maybe the stress will be so acute they will chose to put themselves down.


5 posted on 12/31/2015 8:56:22 AM PST by The Toll
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6 posted on 12/31/2015 8:56:29 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Rubio not voting on OmniSpend is RINO for 'smart'.)
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200 million Americans are going to have mental breakdowns because they think sea level increases are going put Florida under water? LOL.


7 posted on 12/31/2015 8:56:59 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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I'm already stressed out by the CO2 hoax that won't die.

And by the Paul Rynos who continue to fund it.

8 posted on 12/31/2015 8:57:05 AM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!

Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes...

Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the grave!

Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

Ghostbusters (1984)


9 posted on 12/31/2015 8:57:19 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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10 posted on 12/31/2015 8:57:25 AM PST by sauropod (I am His and He is mine.)
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Uhhhhhhh....The National WILDLIFE Foundation?

Can we expect Michael Moore to grandstand with a sing that reads, "We are all walruses!"?

11 posted on 12/31/2015 8:57:36 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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“How will we cope with a changing world?”

by eradicating liberals


12 posted on 12/31/2015 8:58:11 AM PST by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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In that same time period, 330 million people actually DID suffer from economic stress and REAL damage and REAL hardship due to the economic catastrophes CAUSED BY the democrat’s false-propaganda hyperbolic policies presented to “fight” climate change.


13 posted on 12/31/2015 8:58:40 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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14 posted on 12/31/2015 8:58:48 AM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! I reallyRead it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Libloather

Beat me to it.


15 posted on 12/31/2015 8:58:53 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
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I thought ‘we’ cured global warming in Paris last month...


16 posted on 12/31/2015 8:59:02 AM PST by Organic Panic
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On phone..."boss, i can't come in today due to climate change"
17 posted on 12/31/2015 8:59:09 AM PST by capt. norm (If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat!)
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Believing CO2 is a dangerous pollutant, not the life-sustaining trace gas that it is, is a mental disorder.

If all those who believe that CO2 is dangerous would stop emitting it personally, we could solve the problem overnight.


18 posted on 12/31/2015 8:59:12 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Libloather

And in totally unrelated news, scientists now point out that men wearing their panties too tight suffer from decreased sperm count. :- o


19 posted on 12/31/2015 8:59:19 AM PST by Kudsman (Restore the Republic, repeal the 17th.)
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To: Libloather

I have been suffering emotional distress during these past seven years as I’ve watched our nation reduced to pitiful status as a result of the evil creature occupying the White Hut.

Adding to that distress are the two miserable traitors: McConnell and now Ryan!

TRUMP-CRUZ

(So that many of us can die in peace knowing that our children and grandchildren may have a chance.)


20 posted on 12/31/2015 8:59:35 AM PST by HomerBohn (Liberals and slinkies: they're good for nothing, but you smile as you shove them down the stairs.)
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