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I recently encountered the term solastalgia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solastalgia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solastalgia), a name for the pain cause
by cardamomo 7y ago
I recently encountered the term solastalgia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solastalgia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solastalgia), a name for the pain caused by environmental change. Global heating isn't the only phenomenon that can lead to solastalgia, but it has already affected all people on Earth in ways that are increasingly painful.
- freehunter 7y agoEvery year the entire Midwest experiences this nostalgia for long-gone weather patterns, probably twice. Once at Halloween where you'll commonly hear people say "when I was a kid we had to design our costumes to fit over winter coats" and once in December where you'll hear "remember when we used to have snow on Christmas day?"
- cardamomo 7y agoYes! I'm from Wisconsin, and I feel this so deeply. I especially miss the crisp cold of October nights. I remember hearing an episode of Minnesota Public Radio's Climate Cast [0], a show/podcast about the climate crisis in MN, where a guest spoke about cultural losses in his state. What happens when cross-country skiing is no longer a viable sport? Elsewhere in Minnesota, academics are researching the solastalgia of indigenous communities [1]. [0]: https://www.mprnews.org/podcasts/climate-cast https://www.mprnews.org/podcasts/climate-cast [1]: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/climate/solastalgia http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/climate/solastalgia