Browse the Storybank

Stories are tagged by feeling, climate concern, and place. Search the storybank for these keywords (or click on categories) to see how experiences of climate change are connected.

Priyanka’s Story

Jan 29, 2023 | Anxious, Hopeful, How humans are affected

I’ve seen the hunger crisis, drought, floods, and gender inequality due to climate change.

Evan & Sydney’s Story

Jan 29, 2023 | Air quality, Angry, Helpless, How humans are affected, Nostalgic, Overwhelmed, Sad, Scared, Wacky weather, Worried

As these problems remain unresolved, the impact will grow exponentially.

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.

Daniella’s Story

Jan 29, 2023 | Air quality, Angry, Anxious, Confused, Frustrated, Grief, Helpless, How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Overwhelmed, Sad, Scared, Temperature, Too cold, Too hot, Wacky weather, Worried

Mainly, the sounds of animals have diminished

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.

Faye’s Story

Jan 27, 2023 | Wacky weather

There’s an increasing contrast between periods of snow and no snow, periods of warm and cold.

Mary’s Story

Jan 27, 2023 | Frustrated, Hopeful, How humans are affected

People are uniquely aware of the effects of climate change yet at the same time strangely resistant to change.

Evan’s Story

Oct 26, 2022 | Helpless, Scared, Wacky weather, Worried

The violent winds lifted me up into the air. It would’ve succeeded if it wasn’t for my dad anchoring me down.

Ikym’s Story

Jun 27, 2022 | Air quality, Frustrated, Hopeful, How humans are affected, How nonhumans are affected, Overwhelmed, Scared

Through my health and home.

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.

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…