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4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

If you’re sent into an anxiety spiral every time you hear the words “climate change,” you’re not alone. Everything we read these days tells us that the clock is ticking down, and there is nothing we as individuals can do about it. But we talked to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe recently, and she told us that yeah, things are bad … but it’s not hopeless! Support our new independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Nora McNeerney and this is terrible.
0:03.1	Thanks for asking.
0:04.5	We have gotten over the years several requests for
0:07.8	episodes related to climate change and climate anxiety.
0:12.1	That's for good reason.
0:13.7	When I was a kid, we called it global warming.
0:16.7	Now we recognize it as more just a full on climate emergency.
0:23.0	We are inundated with new data and new reports.
0:26.7	It feels like every day,
0:28.1	certainly every week,
0:30.1	everything seems to indicate that the clock is ticking down
0:33.7	and it's moving faster than we thought.
0:35.6	And there is nothing that can be done because the damage is bad.
0:40.6	The damage is bad.
0:41.4	This past summer alone, it just shows that no one in this country
0:45.7	will be spared from severe weather that is caused by climate change.
0:49.8	I live in a state that has been on fire.
0:52.8	I drove across this country up north to a lake that is evaporating.
0:58.1	Before our eyes, climate change is just going to become
1:02.2	a bigger part of our everyday lives.
1:04.8	And of course, this weighs on people.
1:07.0	Of course, this is anxiety inducing.
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