Climate suicides are shocking warnings of despair over environmental peril

But climate scientists say that despair can be paralyzing and activism is the best release valve for climate anguishIt was a stunning, grisly act. A man, a climate activist and Buddhist, had set himself on fire on the steps of the US supreme court. He sat upright and didn't immediately scream despite the agony. Police officers desperately plunged nearby orange traffic cones into the court's marbled fountain and hurled water at him. It wasn't enough to save him.The death of Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old photographer who lived in Boulder, Colorado, was a shock to those who knew him. "It was so upsetting," said April Lyons, a psychotherapist who knew Bruce from a therapeutic dance class they both took. "He was a solid person, a compassionate, kind person. We had no idea he'd do this." Continue reading...