Kids and climate: Our mess, their future

Elvira Mauricia Diaz standing center with her family against a stone wall backdrop.

With kids’ health suffering, one Guatemalan town is trying to adapt to climate change.

When the weather changed and kids became malnourished, one Guatemalan indigenous community made big changes. And they seem to be working.

With kids’ health suffering, one Guatemalan town is trying to adapt to climate change.
Flor Bautista holds her daughter Camila in her arms, both looking directly at camera.

These children suffered for months after extreme weather wrecked their town in Peru

These children suffered for months after extreme weather wrecked their town in Peru
A portrait of 10-year-old Levi Draheim with brown-blonde curly hair.

This 10-year-old was already suing the government over climate policy. Then climate change really hit home.

This 10-year-old was already suing the government over climate policy. Then climate change really hit home.
A close-up of a giant land tortoise in the Santa Cruz highlands of the Galápagos Islands.

These kids are hoping to save Galapagos tortoises — and their own home — from climate change

These kids are hoping to save Galapagos tortoises — and their own home — from climate change