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Rising Temperatures Linked to Growing Mental Health Burden in Australia

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Environment Institute member Professor Peng Bi has led a landmark study that links rising temperatures to an increasing burden of mental and behavioural disorders in Australia, including depression and anxiety. The data highlights the urgent need for climate adaption, as it projected up to a 50% increased in mental health impacts by 2050 if no action is taken.听The peer-reviewed study was published in Nature Climate Change and featured in ABC听Online.

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