Christmas’ Fireplace
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...
There’s Nowhere Quite Like California
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...
Putting the WE in Wednesdays
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.
Hurricanes and What Home Became
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...
Meet the New Voices Behind The Next Chapter
Welcome to The Next Chapter! As we begin this new phase of My Climate Story, we wanted to introduce ourselves: the three student research interns who will be helping bring this project to life. We are all undergraduate students at the University of Pennsylvania, and...
Transforming Climate Education: Campus Climate Correspondents and Writing Sprints
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.
Launching “The Next Chapter,” the MCS blog
“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,