Eco-anxiety leads to intense feelings of stress, fear and grief in reaction to climate change. She did study climate change when she was younger but has only recently begun to feel “just how overwhelming of an issue climate change really is.”Buchwald describes completing a Grade 5 project on ecological sustainability as just another part of the curriculum. People who witness the effects of climate change up close, such as those in Vernon, face more risk of experiencing eco-anxiety. Unlike the nuclear threat, however, climate change is visible daily, at least on phones and televisions. “There has been more of a push to get involved in the fight against climate change this year than ever before,” she says.

Source: The Star February 23, 2020 15:00 UTC