Given these findings, the researchers at Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) place particular emphasis on the interrelationship between climate change, human behaviour and mental health
Increases in hate speech on Twitter were seen on days when it was either too hot or too cold outside. Image: Souvik Banerjee / Unsplash
Climate change could be increasing the frequency of hateful posts on Twitter. While the link between the two might not necessarily seem obvious, researchers have found that, in the United States, increases in hate speech on the social network coincide with days when it is either too hot or too cold.