Climate change: Rise in Google searches around ‘anxiety’
Online search queries related to "climate anxiety" have risen, according to data gathered by Google and shared exclusively with BBC 100 Women.
Studies also suggests that women are more affected by climate anxiety than men.
The rise of wildfires, floods and droughts around the world are just some of the highly visible signs of climate change.
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"After an extreme weather event you frequently find increased levels of domestic violence, and when people are involuntarily displaced, due to climate change, that opens women to the threat of sexual violence or trafficking," she says.
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Professor Clayton says that gender-based inequalities mean that some women in poorer countries may lack access to information following a climate change event.
They are less likely to be able to travel to a place of safety, and may have caring responsibilities that mean they prioritise the safety of others over themselves.
Indirect and longer-term impacts of climate change can also be detrimental to the wellbeing of women and girls.
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