Title: The Surprising Ways The Weather Affects Your Health And Well-Being | HuffPost Life
Headings: The Surprising Ways The Weather Affects Your Health And Well-Being
The Surprising Ways The Weather Affects Your Health And Well-Being
Here are eight things to know about how climate and weather can affect your well-being.
Wintertime can bring you down.
Extreme weather events contribute to mental health problems.
Extreme weather can bring out our empathy.
Day-to-day weather does affect your mood (if it's already a bad one).
Violent crime rises with the heat.
Suicide incidences have been tied to seasonal factors.
Warm climates have a lower risk of death.
Temperate weather, happier people?
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Content: This is particularly disconcerting, The Scientist notes, considering that global temperature is expected to rise by at least two standard deviations by 2050. In Chicago, violent crime (particularly murder) has been found to spike when the weather heats up in late spring. It may be that in the summertime, more people are out on the streets and the days are longer, so there is more opportunity for crime. "Shootings go way down in winter," Charlie Ransford, a data analyst for CeaseFire, told HuffPost Chicago. " There are half or less than half [the number of shootings] than there are in the summer time. Weather does make a difference. [ With a] warmer Spring, its natural to think there will be an increase in homicides and shootings." Suicide incidences have been tied to seasonal factors. Some research has suggested that suicides are more common in the late spring and early summer months, a phenomenon which was first observed in the early 19th century, Slate reports. This spring/summer peak seems to be highest among farm and factory workers, and in developing countries with a greater number of agricultural workers, perhaps because the increased activity and social interaction after the quiet winter months causes stress and agitation.