'I feel my heart breaking today' – a climate scientist's path through grief towards hope

  • Written by: Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
'I feel my heart breaking today' – a climate scientist's path through grief towards hopeJoelle Gergis pictured in 2020 following the Black Summer bushfires.Photo: ANU Media

I have spent hundreds of hours trawling through countless UN reports and scientific papers until my eyes sting and I can no longer absorb any more information. I feel overwhelmed and saturated with sorrow. As a sensitive person with a difficult background,...

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