Societal Impact of Climate Change (2017-2019)
This project used various data sources in order to investigate the potential impact of climate change on social behavior. For example, public servants are often first responders to disasters, and the day-to-day completion of their jobs aids public health and safety. However, with respect to their individual psychological and physiological responses to environmental stressors, public sector workers may be harmed in much the same way as other citizens in society. We find that exposure to hotter temperatures reduces the activity of two groups of regulators—police officers and food safety inspectors—at times that the risks they are tasked with overseeing are highest.
Scientific writings
N Obradovich, I Rahwan (2019) Risk of a feedback loop between climatic warming and human mobility. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 16 (158)
N. Obradovich, R. Migliorini, M. P. Paulus, I. Rahwan (2018). Empirical evidence of mental health risks posed by climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(43):10953-10958
[Selected media: Psychology Today, CNN, Pacific Standard, LA Times, Salon, Inverse]N. Obradovich, D. Tingley , I. Rahwan (2018). Effects of environmental stressors on daily governance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (in press)
[Selected media: CNN, US News]