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Growing number of young Americans feel climate anxiety. Here's what they need to cope

PBS, 11 Nov 2021
In a recent PBS NewsHour survey in partnership with The Generation Lab, nearly two-thirds of children and young adults said climate change will influence where they decide to live. A third said it would affect their decision to have children. Growing research shows young people are increasingly experiencing what’s known as “climate anxiety.” William Brangham reports.

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