Emotional toll of covering climate change in the Trump era

Andrew Freedman - becoming
a dad brought an urgency to
his reporting on climate change.

I never found covering climate change to be difficult on an emotional level until two years ago. When I became a father.

Suddenly, projections of temperature changes in 2050 were more real. Where I used to be able to dismiss them as time periods when I wouldn't be around anymore, or be old enough not to care so much, now, those years were a pertinent reality.

Now, there's this adorable creature, full of hope, joy, and temper tantrums, who has no idea how screwed up his future might be due to decisions we're making today.

Since then, I've doubled down on the beat, with grit and determination. But then came November. The election of Donald J. Trump sent me into a temporary tailspin.

What does this mean for my son's future, and what does this mean for my profession right now?

In short: Nothing good.

Read the Mashable Australia story by Andrew Freedman – “Emotional toll of covering climate change in theTrump era.”