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Study: Hot weather may make you hot-headed

According to doctors, the heat hypothesis is when people get angrier when the weather is hotter. Studies from the American Psychiatric Association say as weather increases, so does irritability—and the hotter it gets, the more violence and domestic abuse gets reported. The extreme heat can impact your mental health, as well, increasing anxiety, stress and mood disorders.
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