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The association of climate-induced stressors on risk of negative sentiment: An analysis from 462 million geotagged tweets in Europe

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ) also increase risk of negative sentiment by 0.21%, while temperatures below 2.9°C reduce it by 0.63%. No significant association was found with heat-related mortality or West Nile virus incidence. These findings suggest specific climate-related health factors-high temperatures, droughts, and pollen-trigger negative social media reactions, whereas others, such as mortality and infectious outbreaks, appear unnoticed in public sentiment.

Source: iScience

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113933

Authors: Tareq Al-Ahdal, Sandra Barman, Barrak Alahmad, Stella Dafka, Elisa Gallo, Joan Ballester, Mikhail Sofiev, Marina Romanello, Till Bärnighausen, Michael Gertz, Joacim Rocklöv

Institutions: Heidelberg University, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Harvard University, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Finnish Meteorological Institute, University College London, Umeå University

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change and Health Impacts

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,240

Funders: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Helmholtz Association

OpenAlex ID: W4415901290

FWCI: 0.406

Cites: 26

Cited by: 1

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