Can climate change affect our mental health? 6 Minute English
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0:07
Hello
and
welcome
to
6
Minute
English
from
BBC
Learning
English.
0:12
I'm
Beth
and
I'm
Neil.
0:14
Today
we're
going
to
talk
about
climate
change
0:17
and
how
it
can
affect
people's
mental
health.
0:20
Natural
disasters
and
the
impacts
of
climate
change
can
be
stressful.
0:24
Isn't
that
right,
Beth?
0:25
Yeah,
definitely.
0:26
In
today's
episode,
0:28
we're
going
to
find
out
about
how
people
can
protect
their
mental
health
0:32
from
the
impacts
of
climate
change.
0:35
We'll
be
hearing
from
a
psychiatry
expert
and
a
man
who
survived
a
wildfire
0:39
and
helped
rebuild
his
town.
0:41
But
first,
Beth,
I
have
a
question
for
you.
0:44
Scientists
aren't
always
sure
whether
natural
disasters
like
floods
0:48
and
wildfires
are
as
a
result
of
human-caused
climate
change.
0:53
But
in
January
2025,
big
wildfires
affected
big
parts
of
Los
Angeles
0:58
in
California.
1:00
But
according
to
the
research
organisation
World
Weather
Attribution,
1:04
human-caused
climate
change
made
1:06
the
fires
a)
10%
more
likely,
b)
35%
more
likely,
1:11
or
c)
20%
less
likely.
1:15
Um,
I'm
going
to
say
10%
more
likely.
1:18
OK,
well,
we'll
find
out
the
answer
at
the
end
of
the
programme.
1:21
Now,
natural
disasters
like
floods
and
wildfires
can
destroy
homes
1:26
and
communities.
1:27
People
who
live
in
areas
affected
by
natural
disasters
1:31
can
often
experience
climate
trauma.
1:33
Trauma
is
what
we
call
the
very
bad
and
long
lasting
emotional
effects
1:38
of
an
event
or
experience.
1:40
Professor
Jyoti
Mishra
is
an
expert
in
climate
trauma
1:43
at
the
University
of
California.
1:45
She
explained
more
about
the
condition
to
Graihagh
Jackson,
host
1:49
of
BBC
World
Service
programme
The
Climate
Question.
1:53
Climate
trauma
is
not
an
individual
trauma.
1:56
It's
a
community-wide
trauma
which
really
requires
community-wide
healing.
2:02
Yeah,
I'm
really
struck
by
what
you've
said
about
the
fact
2:05
that
it's
whole
communities
that
are
affected,
not
individuals,
2:09
but
also
part
of
the
solution
is
about
the
community
and
2:13
how
it
rebuilds
and
reknits
together.
2:16
Absolutely,
yes.
2:17
So
we've
found
that
individuals
who
have
a
greater
sense
2:22
of
positive
support
from
their
family
2:25
and
a
greater
sense
of
meaningful
connection
with
their
community,
2:30
they
are,
in
general
more
resilient.
2:34
Jyoti's
research
on
climate
trauma
2:36
has
found
that
it
affects
communities
rather
than
individuals.
2:40
Host
of
the
programme,
Graihagh
Jackson,
is
struck
by
what
Jyoti
says.
2:45
If
you're
struck
by
an
idea,
you
find
it
particularly
interesting
or
impressive.
2:50
Graihagh
says
that
part
of
the
solution
to
climate
trauma
2:53
could
be
in
how
the
community
reknits
together.
2:56
This
means
how
the
social
connections
in
a
community
are
restored.
3:01
We
can
often
describe
a
community
as
close-knit,
which
means
everyone
helps
3:05
and
supports
each
other.
3:07
Jyoti
explains
that
having
a
strong
community
also
helps
reduce
3:11
or
heal
climate
trauma.
3:13
She
says
that
research
has
found
that
people
who
have
a
strong
community
3:17
are
more
resilient
when
bad
things
like
natural
disasters
happen.
3:21
If
you're
resilient,
you're
able
to
get
better
more
easily
3:24
after
something
difficult
or
bad
happens.
3:27
One
person
who
had
to
be
resilient
is
Brad
Sherwood.
He
survived
a
wildfire
3:32
in
Northern
California
in
2017
called
the
Tubbs
Fire.
3:37
But
when
he
returned
home,
his
neighbourhood
was
destroyed.
3:41
Brad
started
to
volunteer
for
a
local
support
network
called
3:44
After
the
Fire
to
try
to
rebuild
his
community.
3:48
As
he
explained
to
BBC
World
Service
programme
The
Climate
Question.
3:52
The
silver
lining
in
all
this?
3:54
I
mean,
if
it
wasn't
for
the
Tubbs
Fire,
we
wouldn't
be
working
3:58
as
a
community
right
now
to
build
a
new
community
plaza.
4:02
We
were
a
close
community
before
the
Tubbs,
4:05
but
afterwards
we
are
so
much
stronger
and
resilient
and
I,
4:11
I
think
our
children
are
as
well.
4:13
They
can
jump
over
any
hurdle.
4:16
Brad
says
that
the
work
to
rebuild
and
improve
his
community
is
4:20
the
silver
lining
to
the
fire.
4:22
The
expression
silver
lining
means
a
positive
thing
that
comes
4:26
from
a
negative
situation.
4:28
Brad's
community
became
more
resilient
after
the
fire,
4:31
including
the
children.
4:32
He
says
that
they
can
jump
over
any
hurdle.
4:36
We
can
describe
challenges
or
difficult
things
in
life
as
hurdles.
4:40
And
it's
quite
inspiring,
I
think,
4:42
to
hear
how
Brad
has
taken
a
bad
situation
and
tried
to
stay
resilient.
4:47
Now,
the
organisation
that
Brad
volunteers
for,
4:50
After
the
Fire,
are
helping
those
impacted
by
the
fires
in
LA
in
January.
4:55
Which
reminds
me,
I
asked
you,
Beth,
4:57
about
the
impacts
of
human-made
climate
change
on
the
wildfires
in
LA
5:01
in
January.
5:03
And
I
said
10%
more
likely.
5:06
Which
was,
I'm
afraid,
the
wrong
answer.
5:08
It
was
actually
35%.
Wow.
5:11
OK,
well,
let's
recap
the
vocabulary
we've
learned
starting
5:15
with
trauma,
which
is
what
we
call
the
very
bad
5:18
and
long-lasting
emotional
effects
of
an
event
or
experience.
5:22
If
you're
struck
by
an
idea
or
something
someone
has
said,
5:25
you
find
it
particularly
interesting
or
impressive.
5:28
If
a
community
reknits
together,
it
becomes
closer
again,
5:32
and
a
close-knit
community
is
where
everyone
looks
after
each
other.
5:36
Resilient
means
able
to
get
better
more
easily
when
bad
things
happen.
5:41
A
silver
lining
is
a
positive
thing
that
comes
from
a
negative
situation.
5:46
And
we
can
describe
challenges
or
difficult
things
in
life
as
hurdles.
5:50
Once
again,
our
six
minutes
are
up,
5:53
but
why
not
try
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on
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to
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5:58
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6:00
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6:03
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for
listening
and
goodbye.
Bye.
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