And then I’ll start wondering if I did something wrong or if I’d just killed a fish. Dylan, Hoggard High School, Wilmington, NCĮvery time I do something, if it’s not sustainable/good for the environment, I’ll feel a little bit guilty about it. Of course these people are going to be worried and stressed, and by the time everyone feels that it will be too late.

The people who are on the front lines of climate change are the ones who have to go out and face the effects of it every day. Our earth is rapidly being polluted and destroyed and no one seems to care. It’s kind of sad how there aren’t any more. It doesn’t surprise me that 26% of Americans are “very worried” about climate change. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that I have grief or anxiety, but sometimes I do find myself sad about what the world has become, and scared about what will happen in the future. I had no idea there were terms called climate anxiety and climate grief. Earth Is Heating Up and No One Seems to Care. Some thought that collective anxiety, grief and guilt might be just what we need to inspire action. Their powerful responses reveal the weight many believe their generation bears for affecting meaningful planetary change, as well as their frustration with older generations and those in power. Distress over global warming is increasing,writes Susan Shain in “ Got Climate Anxiety? These People Are Doing Something About It.” We asked students if they ever feel anxious about climate change and, if they do, how they cope with the grief and fear.

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