Research shows human activity is gradually increasing Earth鈥檚 temperature and causing more frequent natural disasters. These disasters have enormous impacts on human life 鈥� from more frequent droughts and wildfires to polluted air and deforestation that threatens traditional and Indigenous ways of life. These seven聽stories examine the ways CU students, faculty and alumni are exploring the impacts of climate change on human life and human rights.
Turning Stories into Action
The Colorado-Brazil Program on Sustainable Development Education
Alum Aims to Improve Nepal鈥檚 Air Quality
After a Wildfire, What Happens to Water?
Class Action: Fighting Climate Change Through Girls鈥� Education
Climate Change Fueling Violence, Hunger for East African Pastoralists
How Natural Disasters Impact Vulnerable Populations
Illustrations by Sally Deng; Photos Phaedra Pezzullo; iStock/dutourdumonde; iStock/TriciaDaniel; iStock/brittak
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