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=====Rising Temps linked to Suicides===== | =====Rising Temps linked to Suicides===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/23/rising-temperatures-linked-to-increased-suicide-rates Rising Temps linked to Suicides (Climate Change) 7/2018] | [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/23/rising-temperatures-linked-to-increased-suicide-rates Rising Temps linked to Suicides (Climate Change) 7/2018] | ||
The links between mental health and global warming have not been widely researched but the new work analysed temperature and suicides across the US and Mexico in recent decades. It found that the rate of suicide rose by 0.7% in the US and by 2.1% in Mexico when the average monthly temperature rose by 1C. | |||
