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Julia Cortes: 2021-05-28 19:03:26

Meg talks with her sister, Monica, about the climate emergencies in Georgia, how privilege impacts preparedness, and what she wants her children to know.

Ben(21) talks with Nick(21) about his hometown of Durand and what things have been going on in his community to combat climate change and how Michigan may change/adapt in the future.

Hao interviewed Colleen about the climate crisis and resource descent experienced in recent years and ways of coping that can be used to deal with those issues.

Erin interviews Maisy on the emotional and mental challenges of the climate crisis from her perspective as a young environmental justice and sustainability professional. Maisy discusses how resource dissent and the climate emergency and stress/anxiety about these issues are tied...

Victoria Cheung and Sipeng Zhang, classmates in the University of Michigan's SEAS program, discuss the climate crisis and what coping techniques can help with this challenge.

Hailey Nesbitt (14) interviews her mother Patricia Rose about her childhood in Jamaica, Her thoughts on the United States before Immigrating, Her thoughts now, the culture shock, the differences and the opportunities this country has to offer.

Nathan (28) interviews his dad, David (72) about climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts within their family, neighborhood, state, and country. Efforts include individual- and neighborhood-level actions, as well as more systemic changes.

MiaBella (14) and Justin (33) talk about Justin’s childhood, his coming into me and my moms life, and the imprint he would want to leave behind.

Alexa A (15) and Cristal V (15) talk about the cons about body shaming and how society has became judgemental throughout time. As Cristal stated " Bodyshaming isn't the correct thing to do mostly towards younger generations".

Rachel and Nico discuss how elements of green space in neighborhoods can help individuals cope with the climate crisis and resource descent. They also discuss how a constant state of low-grade stress and fear of the unknown are the greatest...

Ally Eggleton talks with friend, former Michigan Rowing teammate, and Melbourne, Australia native Bec Joyce about the VicEmergency app (which her state of Victoria has created in response to last years bush fires), the events of Black Saturday, and the...

Bryce (25) talks with his father, Ed (60) about his experience with severe weather events and how to best prepare for them. Ed recalls individual actions and behaviors he has adopted throughout his life living in Florida because of extreme...

Edward Schuman (16) talks with his mother, Pam Schuman (51) on November 29th, 2021. He asks about her childhood with her parents, growing up, and getting the job she always wanted. Mrs. Schuman shares stories involving her charitable parents and...

Kristen Buchler discusses with her mother, Shelly Buchler, preparations that she has made in anticipation of a climate emergency or other disruptive life event. Shelly is a resident of Temperance, Michigan.

This interview discusses some of the issues individuals may have in their preparation for the climate emergency. Specifically, affordability regarding environmentally sustainable products makes it difficult to adopt necessary behaviors. Additionally, with so much information out there on the climate...

Karen and Joshua discuss benefits and possible deceptions of climate emergency preparation, as well as past and present examples of unpreparedness.

My grandma is from Brazil so some aspects of her life, like her childhood are different than most people. I like to hear funny stories about her life growing up to get to know her better and how they impacted...

Daniel (20) talks with their Californian friend, Will (22) about emergency preparedness as it relates to climate change, focusing on wildfires and air quality challenges in California. They discuss Doomsday Prepping, response to COVID-19, and investing (both in dogecoin, and...

Mia Quezada (14) talks with her mom, Guadalupe Elizalde (45), about them living in Mexico and the way she felt before and after the event. Mia asks about family life, childhood life, and life away from Mexico; where Guadalupe found...

Naazneen and Andrew discuss how to cope with climate change and resource descent, how it may be fatiguing our directed attention, and neighborhood level elements to aid us in this crisis.

Karen and Joshua talk over various preparation methods, their benefits, and how they can be deceiving. They discuss unpredictable climate emergencies and past experiences with unpreparedness.

We discussed how the climate crisis and resource descent relates to attention fatigue and stress. Andrew shared his insights about how people can cope with the anxiety brought about the climate crisis, and technic that he has used personally.

Friendly conversation on how we see the climate crisis in our everyday lives, especially the transition from our home town to Ann Arbor. We also talk about specific techniques that we recommend to deal with the stress that may arise.

Andrea and Amanda talk about how the climate crisis is is associated with attention fatigue and stress. They also talk about the emotional challenge that comes along with that and what they plan to do to restore their attention and...