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Emma’s Story

Emma’s Story

Jun 17, 2022 | Anxious, Helpless, How humans are affected, Scared, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather, Worried

Holding infant-me, my parents huddled on the kitchen floor in order to avoid the windows. Because of the raging hurricanes in the summer of 2004…

Emma’s Story

Emma’s Story

Jun 10, 2022 | Angry, Anxious, Confused, Frustrated, Helpless, How humans are affected, Not enough water, Overwhelmed, Sad, Scared, Wacky weather, Water, Wildfires, Worried

When I awoke on the morning of September 9, 2020. I was extremely confused. My bedroom was almost completely dark, which was, of course, very unusual…

Carolina’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | How humans are affected, Wacky weather

A few days after arriving in Portugal from Brazil for a one-year study period, I experienced a small…

Alejandro’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | Air quality, How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water

Bogotá used to be much colder, and with constant rain (volume and frequency)…

Denise’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | How humans are affected, Not enough water, Water

There is a big water scarcity problem in my city.

Miguel’s Story

Miguel’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | How humans are affected

Nowdays I have sensed climate changes very much as the way I dress and specially my mood.

Luís’ Story

Luís’ Story

Apr 7, 2022 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Not enough water, Water

In the dam of Castelo de Bode, Portugal. The water level is incredibly low!

Raissa’s Story

Raissa’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Water

I have a feeling of nostalgia. I had the best summers of my life in Atafona.

Daniel’s Story

Daniel’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | Air quality, How humans are affected, Wacky weather

Like a lot of people around the world, I sensed the climate changes because of…

Creshmie’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected

La situation climatique actuelle me préoccupe profondément du fait les effets sont ressentis partout dans le monde.

Amadeu’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | Air quality, How humans are affected, Wacky weather

I have sensed climate change on a sand storm from the Sahara desert…

Mafalda’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Water

My climate story take place in my hometown Ortiga there is a river called Tejo…

Tomás’ Story

Tomás’ Story

Apr 7, 2022 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected

I felt that climate change was changing, as I saw a lot of bad news about it.

Quentin’s Story

Apr 7, 2022 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected

When I was young there were a lot of biodiversity in my garden, in the warmest night of summer I used to see fireflies…

Jack’s Story

Feb 24, 2022 | Angry, How humans are affected, Not enough water, Temperature, Too cold, Too hot, Wacky weather, Water

I see the climate changing in winter, three weeks ago there was little snow on the ground…

Julian’s Story

Julian’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Wacky weather

As a kid, I visited Everglades a lot and just loved the birds, gators, and rare monkeys (the monkeys were…

Emily’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water

I’ve sensed climate change in many ways. Bay Head is a costal town, and was hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy…

Andrea’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | Air quality, How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water, Wildfires

Growing up in Seattle, I remember playing outside in all seasons. Seattle’s temperate, rainy climate was…

Youzi’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot

I find myself becoming increasing reliant on air conditioning in summer and are scared of sudden power outage…

Virginia’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Temperature, Water

I spent all of my childhood living less than a 10 minute walk from the Navesink River. It was the place I learned to sail,…

Matthijs’ Story

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Wacky weather

We used to go ice skating almost every year, sometimes even on the canals.

Anonymous Story (Philadelphia)

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot

I’ve sensed the change through the summers getting hotter and hotter on the tennis court. Each summer it became unbearable…

Huiyi’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water

Beijing used to have a colder winter than Philadelphia. I felt that it has been warmer and warmer since my college…

Audrey’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | Air quality, How humans are affected, Wildfires

A memory that sticks out to me when I think about my relationship to climate change is looking up into an orange sky…

Casey’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

The summers in Toano have become much hotter, with weeks over 100 degrees. Snow in the winter has become…

Jing’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot

I felt the temperature is getting higher and found that people wear less during winter. Comparatively, more people…

Julie’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | How humans are affected, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water

I saw my Aunt and Uncle’s beach house and the neighborhood I grew up visiting every summer underwater during Hurricane Sandy.

Ana’s Story

Dec 7, 2021 | How humans are affected, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water

Moving here to Staten Island was a big change of scenery. Considering Queens being such a jammed up place…

Maggie’s Story

Nov 20, 2021 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot

Sam Leone was born in 1900. After serving in WWI, he became a professional lifeguard in the Rogers Park area of Chicago. Prior to Sam…

Nancy’s Story

Nov 10, 2021 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected

I am sensing climate change via our inventions.

Andrea’s Story

Nov 9, 2021 | How humans are affected, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water

During my time in Staten Island, I have experienced the devastating outcomes of climate change. From Hurricane Sandy (2012) which destroyed many…

Samantha’s Story

Nov 9, 2021 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected

My grandmother was born in Sicily back in the 1940s, she immigrated to the United States when she was eight…

Sarah’s Story

Nov 9, 2021 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Wacky weather

limate change worries me because it just feels like the world is coming to an end slowly. Especially with the glaciers melting rapidly and the ocean…

Akeem’s Story

Akeem’s Story

Nov 9, 2021 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot

My climate story takes its place in the New York. New York City to has always been an attractive place for tourists and visitors. The bustling busy…

Vein’s Story

Nov 8, 2021 | How humans are affected, Wacky weather

Climate change caused this huge hurricane in 2017 called hurricane Maria that destroyed Puerto Rico. As a category five hurricane…

Jenna’s Story

Nov 7, 2021 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot

Around 7-10 years ago, I remember the winters significantly colder than in recent years. In the past 4-5 years…

Allison’s Story

Sep 20, 2021 | How humans are affected, Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather, Water

While I now live and work in Philly, I grew up in Fargo, ND. My family would often drive between Fargo and Minneapolis to see relatives,…

Nick’s Story

Aug 11, 2021 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather, Water, Wildfires

As I have grown up in Southern California, heat has been normal for myself. Whereas for my dad,…

Jack’s Story

Aug 11, 2021 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

While attending my last of college in Eugene, Oregon I had noticed this year was different…

Ari’s Story

Aug 11, 2021 | How humans are affected, Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Water, Wildfires

Last September– I got back home to Eugene after quarantining with family outside the mainland…

Kevin’s Story

Aug 11, 2021 | How humans are affected, Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather, Water

My family has always been busy, my dad is a doctor, my brother is on…

Maya’s Story

Aug 10, 2021 | Air quality, How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

I believe one of the smaller hallmark moments that really opened my eyes to the effects of climate change was noticing how hazy the summer months…

Grace’s Story

Aug 10, 2021 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected

I think as a white, upper-middle-class person living in America climate change hasn’t impacted me very…

Camille’s Story

Aug 10, 2021 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Wildfires

For as long as I can remember I have wanted to leave my hometown in Colorado and explore other places. My family and I…

Liv’s Story

Aug 8, 2021 | Air quality, How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wildfires

It was September 8th, 2020. My 20th birthday. I was planning on celebrating with a few friends and going to the river close to my college campus…

John’s Story

Aug 2, 2021 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Temperature, Too hot

I had the experience to grow up in the South Bay of California, on the coast of Los Angeles. With the beach being my backyard, I have seen large populations of species…

Jane’s Story

Jul 25, 2021 | Air quality, How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather, Wildfires

I personally experienced the effects of climate change through a dramatic wildfire season last summer (2020). I remember being out with my partner at a restaurant when the smoke…

Mary’s Story

Mary’s Story

Jul 12, 2021 | How humans are affected

Growing up, I saw that at this time in history, people are uniquely aware of the effects of climate change yet at the same time…

Anonymous Story

Jul 7, 2021 | How humans are affected

No excerpt to share

Raegan’s Story

Jun 3, 2021 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

We used to have mild summers and warm winters in Auckland…

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