Behind the Front: Is the heat making you depressed?

Feeling depressed during the dog days of summer? It could be tied to Seasonal Affective Disorder. While SAD is normally associated with the colder times of the year, Dr. Josh Klapow explains how the heat can be just as guilty in affecting your mood.

In part two of the Psychology of Heat, J-P Dice and Dr. Josh discuss the things you can do to combat the summer blues. Plus, have you ever heard of thermophobia? Learn more about it in this week's episode. And check out part one of the Psychology of Heat here.

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• Ep. 1 - Storm Anxiety 
• Ep. 2 - False Alarms 
• Ep. 3 - Forecasting Fears
• Ep. 4 - April 27th Tornadoes 
• Ep. 5 - Warning Sirens 
• Ep. 6 - Tornado Paths & Storm Chasing
• Ep. 7 - Women in STEM 
• Ep. 8 - Alabama Meteorologists 
• Ep. 9 - Air Quality
• Ep. 10 - Hurricane Hunter Pilot
• Ep. 11 - Predicting Hurricanes
• Ep. 12 - The Ballad of Wes Wyatt
• Ep. 13 - The Unusual Nature of AL Weather
• Ep. 14 - Children in hot cars

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