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Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden

Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden

SBS News in Depth
4 min
19 Apr
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Researchers are warning extreme heat is a threat to mental health. Doctors have long warned of the dangers of heat related stress and now a study suggests rising temperatures could increase the burden of mental and behavioural disorders by almost 50 per cent by 2050.