Climate change is a key issue among Gen Z voters, and the candidate that gets higher marks for their message on climate change is not as cut and dry as one might think.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 10:46PMClimate change is a key issue for young Gen Z voters in the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, UIC students told ABC7.In ABC7's continued look at the youth vote in the upcoming presidential election, "The Z Vote" series is focusing on the topic of climate change.
University of Illinois Chicago environmental student Gerardo Ayala spent six months working in the soils lab at UIC, trying to make one step forward in combating climate change.For the first-time voter, air pollution, wildfires and hurricanes turned catastrophic in under a day are all top of mind."Hurricane Milton that turned into a Category 5 hurricane in under 12 hours," Ayala said. " days. Even when it's days, it's not 1 to 5.
"These samples are more orange than regular and they're not supposed to be like that," Ayala said of his soil research. "The housing material that was on it before, came with the soil we extracted." As Sagi spends her summers gathering temperature data around the city with sensor, there's a sense of urgency. Chicago broke a record for the warmest daily temperature recorded on October 29, hitting above 80 degrees.
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