Something Happening 7 CHAPTER 1 : Global Warming and the Emotional Toll on Humanity

Something Happening 7 CHAPTER 1

Global warming, once considered a distant environmental concern, has now transformed into a full-blown global crisis that is not only reshaping our planet’s physical landscape but also leaving deep emotional scars on humanity. From catastrophic natural disasters to the slow erosion of ecosystems, the psychological impact of a warming planet is becoming increasingly impossible to ignore.

At its core, global warming refers to the long-term rise in Earth's average surface temperature due to human activities, particularly the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. Industrialization, deforestation, and excessive fossil fuel consumption have led to a greenhouse effect that traps heat in the atmosphere, causing unprecedented climate changes. The scientific consequences are well-documented—melting glaciers, rising sea levels, intense heatwaves, floods, droughts, and shifting weather patterns. But beyond the charts and climate models lies a less visible, yet equally alarming consequence: the emotional toll on people who are forced to live in and adapt to this new world.

One of the most profound emotional impacts of global warming is eco-anxiety—a chronic fear of environmental doom. This form of anxiety is becoming particularly common among younger generations who…