Scientists to Join Teens in Global Climate Strike

Those who plan to participate say communication is critical to researchers’ role.

Written byEmma Yasinski

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Back in March, thousands of scientists walked out of work to join students in demanding action to stave off climate change. Tomorrow (September 20), they’ll do it again. Kids all over the world are planning to skip classes to send the message that climate change must be addressed, just ahead of the United Nations Climate Summit taking place on Monday in New York. A second strike is planned for Friday, September 27. Many scientists have pledged to lend their support and strike in solidarity with the teenaged organizers.

“Seeing the actions young people are taking and the global conversations they are inspiring is helping me to assuage my own overwhelming climate grief,” Sara Kahanamoku, a PhD candidate studying marine ecosystems at the University of California, Berkeley, who made plans to attend the strike as soon as ...

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Emma Yasinski
Emma is a Florida-based freelance journalist and regular contributor for The Scientist. A graduate of Boston University’s Science and Medical Journalism Master’s Degree program, Emma has been covering microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, health, and anything else that makes her wonder since 2016. She studied neuroscience in college, but even before causing a few mishaps and explosions in the chemistry lab, she knew she preferred a career in scientific reporting to one in scientific research.
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