b"environment What is eco-anxiety?Climate change is making some peopleAnd you can get involved in helping uneasy, concerned, andthe environment. Look for fearful. Theres a termactivities such as recycling, for this feeling: eco- or join a community anxiety. organization thats tackling problems.Amia Hines, a psychotherapist withWhen she was younger, Ms. The Ladipo Group inHines says, she didnt know Philadelphia, says eco- it was okay to experience anxiety is caused byAmia Hinesanxiety. And I want you things we cant controlPsychotherapist to know it is okay, in our environment. she says. Guidance counselors and therapists, Climate change can be hard to thinktheyre here to help you and about, she says. Its worrying. support you in a non-judgmental But you can do things to cope, Ms. Hinesway. So its okay to turn to them. says. You can cut back on social mediaEven your teachers and principal, turn and TV, because they can increaseto them for support.worries. She also suggests gettingIts important to talk to someone you outside and enjoying nature. Take atrust about things that you are going bike ride or go on a hike. You can usethrough, she says. And that includes your five sensesseeing, hearing,worrying about climate change.smelling, tasting, and touchingin your environment to help you stay present and focus on the positives more than theBy Healthy Trailblazernegatives, Ms. Hines says.Journal 8B staffThe DePaul Catholic SchoolMeditation can help too, she says. Studying glaciers to learn about climate changeRachel Valletta's scientific work has taken her to many places on Earthas far south as Antarctica and as far north as the Arcticto study the impact of climate change on glaciers. In Antarctica, the environmental scientist says, her research focused on how quickly glaciers grow and shrink. The ice sits on top of the continent. If enough ice begins to melt and enters the ocean, she says, we will start to experience potentially very extreme sea-level rise. In the Arctic, she says, the glaciers tend to be smaller than in Antarctica. Small glacial systems are very sensitive to small temperature fluctuations, she says. So if the Arctic region warms up a little bit, glaciers might melt and go away. Thats important for many reasons. One is that a lot of people around the world depend on the water from glacier systems just like these, so its important to understand how they will change, she says.In the past few years, Dr. Valletta says, she has spent a lot of time talking to people, including kids, about the impact of climate change.The most important thing I want people to know about climate change is that we can still do something about it, she says.By Healthy Trailblazer Journal 8A staffThe DePaul Catholic SchoolRecycling is a way to save animals from the sea because plastic from soda cases can choke turtles, and dumping trash in the ocean makes the water dirty and harms animals.Cameren Nixon, 4th grade, Cole Manor Healthy Comet Page 5 illustrationsby Jasmine DuPree, 8th grade, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer JournalS p r i n g 2 0 2 3 | H E A L T H Y N E W S W O R K S . O R G5"