“Just like checking out a book, families can check out projections of a changing climate in their own home. Program organizers hope to begin the individual check-out process once the pandemic subsides. The goal is to convey climate research through a visceral experience that transcends generations and backgrounds. Researchers hope it will be life-changing.”
“‘I didn't realize it was possible for the sea level to rise that much,’ Mateo said in an interview afterward. ‘Like, it was at our waist, where normally it wouldn't even be at our feet. And I think that's kind of crazy.”’
“‘With the VR headsets, ‘you relate more to it and then you're going to really care more about climate change,’ Rubio said. ‘It's more live, it's less dry.”’
“‘We know we're already living the negative consequences of a warmer world,’ Roop explained, ‘but how bad it gets and what future we have to live in – that is up to us.”’