IFLScience - The Big Questions

How Is Climate Change Impacting Our Health?


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It’s no secret that the planet is getting warmer, but how are our bodies responding to increased exposure to extreme conditions? From record-breaking temperatures to an uptick in severe weather warnings, the consequences of the climate crisis are all around – so how is climate change impacting our health?

This is The Big Question host Rachael Funnell put to author and neuroscientist Clayton Aldern. Author of The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Minds, Brains and Bodies, Aldern is well versed in the science that backs up what we know about how extreme weather can alter the way we think, act, and feel.

You can listen to this episode and subscribe to the podcast on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple PodcastSpotifyGoogle PodcastPodbeanAmazon Music, and more. A transcript of the conversation is available here.

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