Mental health in a warming world, with Kim Meidenbauer, PhD, and Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD

Published: June 19, 2024, 7:30 a.m.

Last year -- 2023 -- was the world\u2019s warmest on record, and 2024 could bring another record-shattering summer. Psychologist Kim Meidenbauer, PhD, and public health researcher Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD, discuss how heat affects people\u2019s mental health, emotions and even cognitive abilities; the link between heat, violence and aggression; who is most vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat; and what policy makers could be doing to mitigate its effects.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices