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.

Nic’s Story

Apr 22, 2022 | Hopeful, How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

I was born in France but barely ever lived there. However every winter I go back there to celebrate Christmas…

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)…

Anna’s Story

Mar 29, 2022 | Energized, How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Too much water, Water

In 100 years, my hometown will have the same climate at Richmond, VA!

Olesia’s Story

Mar 25, 2022 | Temperature, Too cold, Too hot

Title Olesia’s Climate Story Name Olesia Rivera Place Flourtown, PA 19031 How are you sensing climate change? how im seeing climate change is 2.5-5.5 inches How do these changes make you feel? it threw my sleeping pattern off. it was hard to adjust Collection...

Jennifer’s Story

Mar 4, 2022 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot

I am sensing nearly unbearably hot and humid summers even in Wisconsin…

Emily’s Story

Mar 3, 2022 | Sad, Temperature, Too hot

For my climate story I am writing about the changes that I have noticed while attending college and living in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Olivia’s Story

Mar 3, 2022 | How humans are affected, Sad, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

My whole life has been spent by Lake Winnebago. My parents’ home sits across from it and as a kid…

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…

Vivian’s Story

Jul 18, 2021 | Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Water, Wildfires

Climate change has become an integral part of my adult life as I have dedicated the past few years…

Avni’s Story

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

Prolonged, increasingly hot & humid summers. Short and warmer…

Julian’s Story

Jun 3, 2021 | Temperature, Too cold, Too hot, Too much water, Water

Hot summers, cold winters, heavy rainfalls.

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…

Nico’s Story

Jun 3, 2021 | How nonhumans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Water

-extreme heat in some areas
-melting of polar ice caps…

L’s Story

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

concerned about rise in temperature within philadelphia…

Anonymous Story (Sewell)

Apr 19, 2021 | How nonhumans are affected, Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Water

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly has an interesting climate story involving genetics.

April’s Story

Apr 19, 2021 | Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Water

Oregon’s Willamette river is getting lower and warmer.

Margaret’s Story

Apr 7, 2021 | Temperature, Too hot

I visited my home town in central Wisconsin this summer during an excessive heat advisory.

Anonymous Story (Pennsylvania)

Feb 28, 2020 | How nonhumans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

Fewer birds
Warmer winters, less snow, heavy rainfall, spring bulbs come up and bloom earlier
Hotter summers

Evie’s Story

Feb 28, 2020 | Temperature, Too hot

Spencer Glacier over the course of one year (Summer 2018-Summer 2019)…

Diana’s Story

Feb 28, 2020 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot

Record high temperatures during summer because of more hot days and nights…

Anonymous Story (Philadelphia)

Feb 25, 2020 | Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

It hasn’t snowed for real all winter and we often have bouts of spring weather. As much…

Andrea’s Story

Feb 25, 2020 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

We usually have one snow day a year, and this year it hasn’t really dropped below 30 degrees F. This made me sad…

Chaeri’s Story

Feb 25, 2020 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

I remember wearing thick Ugg boots with multiple layers of clothing and a huge thick jacket…

Anonymous Story (Philadelphia and New York)

Feb 25, 2020 | How humans are affected, Temperature, Too hot, Wacky weather

I always loved snow more than anything. The cold and the silence of snow makes…

Jack’s Story

Feb 1, 2020 | How humans are affected, Too hot, Wacky weather

When I was a kid, the only redeemable thing about winters in Philadelphia was snow. Or, more specifically, snow days