Learning how to cope with climate doom

Published: July 26, 2022, 4 a.m.

b'The impacts of the climate crisis are undeniably here. Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and flooding are causing devastation around the world. And yet, we still aren\\u2019t seeing the drastic action that\\u2019s required to avert climate disaster. As things get worse, it\\u2019s easy to give up hope \\u2013 but \\u2018climate doomism\\u2019 is just as dangerous as climate denial. Anand Jagatia speaks to psychotherapist Caroline Hickman about her research on climate anxiety, and how we can turn feelings of doom into positive action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod'