'It’s terrifying': While some refuse to point the finger of blame directly at the climate crisis, younger generations are carrying a heavy burden of worry.
As smoke billows across large swaths of Alberta in a concerningly premature start to the annual fire season, fears are being fueled over the“We have fires in the central portion, fires in the north. It’s an indication of the conditions that we are seeing right now, temperatures have been 10 to 15 degrees above normal,” said Christie Tucker with Alberta Wildfire.
Vipond is not alone. A 2021 study published in The Lancet spoke with 10,000 young people from 10 different countries around the world. Among those polled, 59 per cent were very or extremely worried about climate change; 84 per cent were moderately worried; half said they felt sad, angry, powerless and guilty; 45 per cent said it impacts their daily life and functions; and 75 per cent said that they think the future is frightening.
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