Ryan’s Story

Editor's Note: All images were provided by the author. Diego Rogelio Varela Lugardo (University of Pennsylvania) Peppery and cinnamon would be the notes my family used to describe Christmas. My grandmother’s house had a chimney that made sure all of us were warm on...

Editor's Note: All images were provided by the author. Jonathan Ling (University of Pennsylvania) Dear ten-year-old Jonathan, California always has a way of surprising you. I’ll tell you right now that you have it really good in California, and I know it doesn’t seem...

It’s been a summer of climate chaos. It’s time to organize and build solidarities. I’m putting the WE into Wednesdays this fall.

Photo Credit: Alex Georgiev, View From Author's Home in Central Florida Alex Georgiev (University of Pennsylvania) When I think about climate change, what comes to mind is not statistics or politics. What comes to mind is sitting in my parents’ bathroom on a blow-up...

Welcome to The Next Chapter! As we begin this new phase of My Climate Story, we wanted to introduce ourselves: the two student research interns who will be helping bring this project to life. We’re both sophomores at the University of Pennsylvania, and our shared...

This first of two posts about transformational climate education introduces the project’s Campus Correspondents pilot program which trained undergraduate reporters from 12 North American campuses.

“The Next Chapter” introduces a new phase in our climate story. We’re soft launching this MCS project blog in this summer of 2026 with a showcase of college students’ stories about climate’s impacts on their lives today-and about how it’s changing their future hopes and expectations,