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Climate Anxiety

This is a topic-guide for climate anxiety. Inside it you will find brief introductions to the topic, helpful videos, suggested readings, and links West Los Angeles College Library resources.

Climate Anxiety

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What is Climate Anxiety?

Climate or eco-anxiety is described by American Psychological Association as “a chronic fear of environmental doom” and as “a fairly recent psychological disorder afflicting an increasing number of individuals who worry about the environmental crisis” by Psychology Today.