Age: 17 Hometown: Livingston, Montana 

Montana’s rivers, forests, and mountains have always been an important part of Eva’s life. It’s where she’s experienced her favorite activities like climbing, rafting, skiing, swimming, biking, hiking, camping, and backpacking.  

However, rising temperatures and abnormal precipitation trends due to climate crisis have harmed Eva. Frequent wildfires and smoke nearby have created poor air quality in Livingston, and more rapid snow melt has caused severe flooding in her area. Eva remembers the “Tsunami of 2018,” a flood on the Shields River that severely damaged a bridge near her home that her family needed to drive over to get into Livingston. Since 2018, flooding related to climate change has been impacting Eva almost annually.  

“I know that older generations in Montana didn’t experience what my generation is having to live through, and it’s not fair.” 

 

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