From endless news alerts to what they hear at school, today’s kids are growing up in a world filled with constant uncertainty.

They see it on their phones, hear it on the news, or they live through it: Wildfires, floods, hurricanes.

More than 70% of teens say climate change affects their mental health, and nearly half of young people globally report feeling sad, anxious, or powerless about the future.

That growing stress has a name: It’s called climate anxiety or “emotional inflammation.”

Dr. Lise Van Susteren, a forensic psychiatrist at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is an expert in climate psychology.

She says “emotional inflammation” is a deeper, longer-lasting kind of anxiety.

“The worry about climate unspooling causes enormous emotional infl

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