Glenn Albrecht — a philosopher by training — writes about his fellow Australians reacting to climate change + Australia is suffering through its worst dry spell in a millennium + the familiar markers of their area, the physical and sensory signals that define home, are vanishing + Albrecht has given this syndrome an evocative name: solastalgia + it's a mashup of the roots solacium (comfort) and algia (pain), which together aptly conjure the word nostalgia. In essence, it's pining for a lost environment.
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It's an interesting article. This syndrome may be spreading worldwide without our knowledge. It's worth doing research.
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