What makes middle school even worse? Climate anxiety.

What makes middle school even worse? Climate anxiety.

When the Marshall Fire swept through the grassy plains and foothills outside Boulder, Colorado, in late December 2021, it burned down more than 1,000 homes — and left many young people shaken. “It can just be pure anxiety — you’re literally watching a fire march its way across, and it’s really, really close,” said David Thesenga, an 8th grade science teacher. Some of his students at Alexander Dawson School in the small town of Lafayette lost the…

Climate Anxiety Is an Overwhelmingly White Phenomenon

Is it really just code for white people wishing to hold onto their way of life or to get “back to normal?”

The specialist in psychotherapeutic medicine, Claritta Martin, knows what the climate crisis does to the psyche. In Ahrensburg, she explains the "good handling of climate feelings" and explains what is behind the anger of SUV drivers or frequent flyers.