More than eco-anxiety: Study exposes emotional fallout of climate crisis for youth

Medical Xpress

February 27, 2026

A few years ago, researcher Maya Gislason's young child came home from school with her crayon drawing of Earth in 2020 and 2050. "The first was blue and green; the second was a planet on fire," she says. "Her question to me was: How old will I be when I die in 2050?"