This week, I primarily looked for sources that spanned across all aspects of climate anxiety, such as what it caused, how professionals are responding to it, and how the next generation is being permanently shaped by it. This ranges from topics such as climate education in both the school and home settings, the youth population’s own self-driven motivation to speak up for themselves, and the effects that climate change has other than mere emotional distress. All of these sources stem from preexisting problems that arise within the social scientific context of climate change. For instance, parents in many households are barely aware of climate change, and teachers in many classrooms are coming up with numerous reasons on why climate change should not be taught, even though they are individual supporters and believers of the issue. I can link all these topics together by seeing it from a different perspective. From these sources, I came to realize that climate change can impact multiple lives in multiple ways, both positively and negatively. On the bright side, climate change is revolutionizing educational curriculums in schools and intergenerational communication in households, as well as unleashing an influential voice within the youth population that was never seen in previous generations. And from the various studies that I came across this week, it seems as if youth leadership and initiatives are more effective in terms of improving the climate scenario than adult actions ever were. Not only are they causing their own parents to show an increased concern about climate change, they are also presenting their own teachers with a topic that has never been skimmed upon in the history of education in the United States. On top of that, although this is inconsistent throughout the globe, the way in which certain youth populations are participating in climate change activism and having an impact on the political scene at such a young age, is monumental. Therefore, compared to the climate anxiety research that I conducted last week that was centered among the severe and negative effects of climate change on childrens’ mental health, the studies that I found this week bring much more hope within this climate crisis that we are currently battling through. It is now clear to me that in the midst of all the emotional damage that climate anxiety is inflicting upon the youth population, there is so much confidence that children can advocate for themselves and grow themselves out of this situation, so that they can lead a better world in the future for even younger generations to experience. These hardships of climate change are also an incredible opportunity for the youth population to learn how to turn a bad situation into good, which is a critical skill to have anywhere they go. And clearly, they have seemed to have done so in this climate crisis. All of this information is not only encouraging to our current generation of young people, but also to older generations, as it ensures them that we are more than capable leaders in the future. Nevertheless, there is still abundant damage that lies in the climate change crisis, and in addition to the many emotional health detriments that it causes among children, an article that I read this week highlights the fact that there are practically equally as many physical health detriments. It is a huge effort to spread awareness and act upon climate change, but the research that I conducted this week is a prime example of why there may be not so much to worry about. I feel as it I am covering more and more facets of climate change and its effects on not only the youth population, but the global population.