Water | My Climate Story

Deveena’s Story #2

Feb 17, 2023 | Angry, Anxious, Frustrated, Grief, Helpless, How humans are affected, Nostalgic, Overwhelmed, Sad, Scared, Too much water, Worried

Everything is happening all around, and now it is too late to stop the ruin of our world with climate change.

Deveena’s Story #1

Feb 17, 2023 | Angry, Anxious, Confused, Frustrated, Grief, Helpless, Nostalgic, Overwhelmed, Sad, Scared, Too much water, Worried

But little did I know, I would come to find out that my entire home state Kerala was flooded, and the flood didn’t only ruin my childhood home, but had also taken the lives of my friends and family friends back home.

Gabrielle’s Story #2

Feb 17, 2023 | Confused, Overwhelmed, Too much water, Worried

Over the past few years, I have been experiencing and noticing the appearance of climate change.

Gabrielle’s Story #1

Feb 17, 2023 | Confused, Scared, Too much water, Worried

Today was notably filled with emotion and conversation, because of the historic rainfall from Hurricane Ida the night before.

Owen’s Story

Feb 3, 2023 | Temperature, Too hot, Too much water, Water, Worried

I’m scared for where humans are leading this world, I’m worried about the future of our planet and our own future.

Jennifer’s Story

Feb 2, 2023 | Anxious, Excited, Grief, Helpless, How humans are affected, Nostalgic, Sad, Scared, Too hot, Too much water, Wacky weather, Worried

I am sensing climate change through the increase in extreme weather.

Warren’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | Not enough water, Sad

Cape Town is usually very rainy but a few years ago they experienced intense water shortages.

Christian’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | How humans are affected, Sad, Too much water, Wacky weather

They make me feel sad and upset that local leaders are so glib about impending threat.

Wren’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Not enough water, Too hot, Wacky weather

My family huddled up in one room with air conditioning and even with it, it was still 80 degrees in there.

Krypton’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Too hot, Too much water

They make me feel sad and worried for my mama’s home, and my family’s home, and if future generations are going to have the same Earth we want them to have.

Aman’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | Air quality, Angry, Anxious, Frustrated, Helpless, Hopeful, How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Not enough water, Overwhelmed, Temperature, Too hot, Water

There was no more forest but spans of dried up trees. Ailing, sad, brown – the place I had once loved and known to be full of birdsong and butterflies now ceased to exist. The birds had all left – Delhi was simply too hot for them.

Hannah’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | Angry, Anxious, Frustrated, How humans are affected, Overwhelmed, Sad, Scared, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water, Worried

Some people had to swim out of their second story windows in the middle of night, while others went on rescue missions in the boats they kept in their garages.

Justine’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | Angry, Anxious, Helpless, How humans are affected, Overwhelmed, Sad, Scared, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water, Worried

As subway stations swelled with water and cars floated down the streets, the hustle and bustle of the fast-paced roads quieted to an eerie silence; it felt as if the gray clouds of the regularly scheduled rainy season had come back on their own accord.

Jonathan’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | Anxious, How humans are affected, Temperature, Too cold, Too hot, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water, Worried

However, last year when I returned home for Winter Break from Penn and walked outside of Union Station, the first thing I noticed was how warm it was outside. It felt like spring and I was very concerned right away because I thought about how hot it was the past summer.

Xiye’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | Anxious, Confused, Frustrated, Nostalgic, Scared, Too much water, Water, Worried

It is often towns like my own –the low income, Indigenous, and sidelined areas– that see the brunt of the pollution and the brunt of detrimental climate disasters.

Grace’s Story

Feb 1, 2023 | Anxious, Confused, How humans are affected, Overwhelmed, Sad, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water, Worried

As I drove around my hometown, I noticed many stores closed for repairs and tons of damaged cars resulting from tornadoes that struck this area during the storm.

Sophia’s Story

Jan 31, 2023 | Air quality, Anxious, Confused, Frustrated, How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Not enough water, Overwhelmed, Scared, Temperature, Too hot, Water, Wildfires, Worried

My nostrils burned a little more with each inhale as I realized that there must be a wildfire somewhere close by.

Madison’s Story

Jan 31, 2023 | Angry, Anxious, Frustrated, Overwhelmed, Too much water, Water, Worried

Although not surprising, Jamaica makes such small contributions to the production of emissions, yet it reaps the consequences.

August’s Story

Jan 31, 2023 | Anxious, Frustrated, Grief, Helpless, How humans are affected, Motivated, Not enough water, Sad, Temperature, Too hot, Water

The forest was no longer as loud; I used to be able to hear more birds chirping.

Brian’s Story

Jan 31, 2023 | Overwhelmed, Sad, Too much water, Water

I remember my father teaching me about a drainage room in our basement and to alert him immediately if the water level in the room was significantly higher than normal. At first the thought of water rising in the basement scared me, but over time the fear faded. However, one day when I was in elementary school Hurricane Sandy came and changed everything.

Ved’s Story

Jan 29, 2023 | Frustrated, Grief, Helpless, How humans are affected, Not enough water, Too much water, Water

The mountains are part of spiritual life [across the Indian subcontinent], but mine is a story of when spiritual life is muddled by climate-driven geopolitics. In 2018, between high school and college, my parents decided I should make a pilgrimage to the holiest of mountains, Mount Kailash, which is also sometimes famously called “Mount Meru”.

Kai’s Story

Jan 29, 2023 | Frustrated, How humans are affected, Sad, Temperature, Too hot, Too much water, Water

Most of the beaches on the entire south stretch of the island were full of foul-smelling and unsightly sargassum seaweed.

Lisa-Marie’s Story

Jan 29, 2023 | Angry, Nostalgic, Not enough water, Sad, Water, Worried

It is nostalgic to think about some of the sounds I heard as a child but it is mainly worrying and disappointing to see the changes that are happening due to climate change, and the way the situation is being ignored

Nicolette’s Story

Jan 29, 2023 | Confused, Grief, How humans are affected, Nostalgic, Not enough water, Sad, Too much water, Water, Worried

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Jacqueline’s Story

Jan 29, 2023 | Anxious, Frustrated, Grief, Helpless, How humans are affected, Sad, Too much water, Wacky weather, Water, Worried

Some paths along the water, usually 10 or so feet from the shore, were being threatened by the encroaching waves.

Vivian’s Story

Jan 27, 2023 | Not enough water, Temperature, Too hot, Water, Wildfires

I have seen first hand how fast climate change has begun to exponentially make itself known.

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…

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.

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

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.

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…

Rafael’s Story

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

Because of the droughts, the “new” animals in our lives.

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!

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…

Sylvie’s Story

Feb 1, 2022 | Not enough water, Wacky weather, Water, Wildfires

Stressed, overwhelmed, angry, fearful, ambitious, challenged, activated

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…