Suicide rates jumped after extreme drought in the Murray-Darling Basin – we have to do better as climate change intensifies
- Written by: Sarah Ann Wheeler, Professor in Water Economics, University of Adelaide
The impact on mental health of weather extremes such as drought is a growing concern due to climate change.
Rural communities feel the impact of drought much more than urban residents. Our new research looks at the link between drought and suicide rates in one of Australia’s biggest farming areas, the Murray-Darling Basin.
Drawing on monthly...
