Name:
Directions: Read each quote and decide how they’re being affected by Climate
Change
1.) “‘I’m a farmer who grows beans to
provide for my family. It’s becoming
harder and harder every year to grow my
crops. Our plants are smaller and they
produce less beans. “
-Craig, Frightened Farmer
2.)“I’ve lived in NYC my whole life, my
mother and my father were raised in Coney
Island, I am Brooklyn proud! But lately my
coastal house has been getting flooded
once a week.”
- Tony, Bothered in Brooklyn
1. How is Craig being affected by Climate
Change?
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2. How is Tony being affected by Climate
Change?
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3.) “I lived in New Orleans when the levees
broke. At the time Katrina seemed like the
worst storm in history but this past
summer we had 3 hurricanes that were
stronger than Katrina”
-Lisa, Concerned Citizen
4.) “I live near a factory and recently I’ve
had a really bad cough. I got tested and it
wasn’t covid. When I went to my doctor he
said I have asthma, something about the air
I breathe everyday”
-Diane, Weezing Woman
3. How is Lisa being affected by Climate
Change?
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3. How is Diane being affected by Climate
Change?
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5.) “ I live in upstate New York, I have a few
dogs who I let run around my large yard.
But lately people have been talking about
wolves who have moved into the area, and
last night one attacked my dogs!
-Joseph
Challenge
3. How is Joseph being affected by Climate
Change?
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What are some other different people who
could be affected by climate change?
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