My husband has COPD and climate change is making his breathing worse, but he gets angry when I try to talk about evacuation plans or moving somewhere with better air quality — he says I'm catastrophizing but I'm watching him struggle every smoky day.
More people experience this than they realize.
Partners have different risk tolerances around climate adaptation when one person's health is more immediately threatened.
“Where Are You with Climate change and body health?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.