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Author: Jennifer Atkinson on the Emotional Toll of a Warming World

Climate Anxiety, Hope, and the Dangers of Doomscrolling
Tuesday, 7/26/2022
6:00 - 7:15
Virtual Library

United States

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Author and eco-activist Jennifer Atkinson discusses climate grief. The age of climate consequences has arrived, and despair is on the rise. Jennifer Atkinson explores the mental health toll of our warming world and offers strategies to channel dark emotions toward climate justice and solutions.

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Jennifer Atkinson, Associate Professor at the University of Washington, researches the emotional toll of climate change. She is the author of Gardenland (2018) and creator of “Facing It,” a podcast exploring eco-grief and climate anxiety. 

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