Psychologists at Leipzig University and TU Dortmund University have, for the first time, brought together international research findings on the phenomenon of climate anxiety. They found that certain groups are more prone to climate anxiety than others. These include, above all, younger people, women, individuals with more left-leaning political views, people with deep concerns about the future and the environment, and those frequently exposed to the consequences of climate change and related information. The researchers have just published the findings of their meta-analysis in the journal Global Environmental Change.

Trees are essential to life on Earth. They support ecosystems, store carbon, provide clean water, improve our health, and offer countless benefits to people and nature. In a new study, researchers modeled the future climate exposure (areas where trees will experience conditions they have never faced before) of more than 32,000 tree species worldwide. Their findings reveal that many trees will face conditions far outside what they currently experience—especially under high greenhouse gas emission scenarios.