Too much water | My Climate Story

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.