Do you have eco-anxiety?

6 Minute English

语言学习

2023-08-10

6 分钟

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  • Neil: I'm Neil.

  • Beth: And I'm Beth.

  • Switch on the TV or read a newspaper and it's full of bad news about the environment.

  • But climate change is damaging more than just the planet's health -

  • it's affecting human health too.

  • Neil: A growing number of people around the world are experiencing something psychiatrists are calling, eco-anxiety.

  • Eco-anxiety involves feeling grief, guilt, fear or hopelessness about the future of the planet due to climate change.

  • Beth: Of course, direct victims of climate change suffer most.

  • Flood survivors experience depression and anxiety,

  • and people breathing polluted air are at higher risk of dementia.

  • But according to the Institute of Psychiatrists,

  • just reading about the state of the planet in the news is causing stress and anxiety.

  • Neil: In this programme on eco-anxiety,

  • we'll be learning some useful vocabulary related to this worrying topic...

  • and hopefully be hearing on some happier environmental news as well.

  • Beth: I hope so, Neil. With so much bad news,

  • it's sometimes hard to feel optimistic about the future.

  • Neil: Well, here's a question about some good climate news for a change.

  • In Australia, an animal thought to be extinct has been spotted for the first time in over fifty years.

  • But is the animal: