HANOVER The “Green Team” at the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College is a hub of intergenerational climate activism. The youngest members are in elementary school, and the oldest is in her 90s. Katie Aman, 24, is a founding member of the group.“We.
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Ember and Azalea Morgan of Andover remember where they were when they first realized what climate change was doing and would do to their planet. We were at a friend s house for a party, dinner, thing, blah blah blah, says Azalea, age 9. And we were watching TV, National Geographic, I think, and I saw this video about, like, polar bears and global warming and how the ice is melting and they don t have a lot of ice left. And I got really sad.
Scientists and the United Nations say the world has about until 2030 to prevent the worst effects of climate change. That s about when Azalea and her sister Ember, 10, will be in college.