Head in the Clouds: How the Weather Affects Our Minds and Mental Health

Why do most of us feel more miserable on a rainy day? Why are people more likely to commit violent crimes on a hot summer's night? And why on earth are we humans so obsessed with the weather?

Weather affects us all the time—often in surprising ways—but there are steps we can take to work with the weather and not against it, benefiting our mental health in the process.

For Professor Trevor Harley, understanding the weather and how it impacts our well-being saved his life. Here, he draws on thi...