Too hot | My Climate 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…

Rachel’s Story

Jun 10, 2022 | Grief, Helpless, Scared, Temperature, Too cold, Too hot, Wacky weather, Worried

Ohio was home for the first eighteen years of my life. Since leaving it, however, it has become refuge.

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Bryce’s Story

Aug 11, 2021 | Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Water, Wildfires

Growing up in Colorado Springs, I’ve always experienced drought. It was normal to my eyes, I knew no different, but I remember 2012 feeling different…

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…

Nicole’s Story

Aug 10, 2021 | Temperature, Too hot

I went in 2016 to visit the “Big Four Ice Caves” in Granite Falls, Washington. I had seen a friend post photos of how beautiful…

Cameron’s Story

Aug 9, 2021 | Air quality, Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather, Water, Wildfires

In September 2020, Corvallis Oregon, and most of the rest of the state were choking on smoke from several large forest fires. The Lionshead fire…

Hannah’s Story

Aug 9, 2021 | Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Water, Wildfires

I have lived in Oregon my entire life (21 years) and recently the warmer weather has become more apparent and hazardous. In the past few…

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…

Kendall’s Story

Aug 2, 2021 | Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Water, Wildfires

Growing up in Oregon I would always hear people talking about how much it rains here. When talking to people from out of state they would refer to Oregon as “the rainy state”…

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…