A group of youth demonstrators advocating for climate action. Photo: Shutterstock.
Every day, the news gets harder to read. As I begrudgingly scroll through the myriad of apps on my phone, I’m bombarded with headlines that make the reality of our climate crisis even more overwhelming. New scientific reports warn us that some of climate change’s devastating impacts are now unavoidable. We’re experiencing hotter summers than ever before, and our tides continue to creep closer to our homes.
I know it’s important to stay up to date on the ever-worsening climate impacts our communities contend with. But consuming stories on how glum our future looks can make me feel exhausted and anxious, despite climate action literally being my job (working at an environmental advocacy organization). Even I’m sometimes left feeling like it’s hard to make a difference.
And it turns out,…