/environment/ en /environment/news/list/2025/04/15/rising-temperatures-linked-to-growing-mental-health-burden-in-australia Environment Institute member Professor Peng Bi has led a landmark study that links rising temperatures to an increasing burden of mental and behavioural disorders in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, including depression and anxiety. The data highlights the urgent need for climate adaption, as it projected up to a 50% increased in mental health impacts by 2050 if no action is taken. The peer-reviewed study was published in Nature Climate Change and featured in ABC Online. April 16 2025 Marilia Jean Belperio /environment/news/list/2025/04/15/rising-temperatures-linked-to-growing-mental-health-burden-in-australia