New York Climate Week, which typically takes place alongside the United Nations General Assembly, is receiving less attention this year due to global conflicts, energy shortages, and concerns over artificial intelligence. Despite a record-breaking summer that many expected to spark urgent action on climate change, the focus has shifted. Manasi Kumar, a public health researcher at New York University, has urged world leaders not to overlook the human impact of climate inaction. In a recent article in Nature, she explains that climate-related issues extend far beyond the loss of homes, crops, and livelihoods. She highlights the irreversible damage, displacement, and destruction of ecosystems, as well as the loss of cultural heritage and repeated natural disasters—like the deadly floods in Nepal on August 26—that are already affecting vulnerable populations. According to Inside Climate News, the constant stream of climate-related disasters is leading to what they call "apocalyptic fatigue." Victims of these events are more likely to suffer from stress, anxiety, and exhaustion, with over 30% of survivors experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder. A study published in April by the University of Stirling, reported in The National, found that losing a place with deep emotional value due to climate change has serious economic, social, and health consequences, as well as impacts on mental health and identity. Pablo Fernandez Velasco, the study’s lead author and a philosophy researcher, suggests that recognizing ecological grief as part of climate justice could help shape policies that better address these losses. Since 2007, the COP (Conference of the Parties) has officially addressed climate-related losses and damages, one of the few areas of climate policy that acknowledges non-economic harms. Manasi Kumar argues that adding the psychological effects of climate change to these discussions could help better support the most vulnerable communities. She suggests that funding mechanisms should support not only economic recovery but also community healing, social reconstruction, and cultural restoration. She also points to Bhutan’s model of measuring well-being through the Gross National Happiness (GNH) index, which prioritizes people’s quality of life over economic growth. Applying a similar approach to climate finance could shift the focus toward the human impact of global warming. Meanwhile, environmental changes are being felt around the world. In Papua New Guinea, the Puncak Jaya, the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 meters, is home to some of the last tropical glaciers on Earth. However, with rising temperatures and the current El Niño event, these glaciers could disappear within a few months, according to the Indonesian news site Detik. In the United States, local opposition has slowed climate-related projects. Between April and June, around 45 data center projects, totaling $68 billion, were blocked or delayed due to community resistance, according to the firm Data Center Watch. In Honduras, facing an unprecedented drought linked to El Niño, the government is considering cloud seeding to induce rain. However, Francisco Argeñal, director of the Center for Atmospheric, Oceanographic, and Seismic Studies, warns that such efforts must be carefully evaluated for their cost-benefit ratio, as past attempts in 1995 had limited success.