Cop26: Climate crisis victims tell their stories
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “To see such destruction near the place that I grew up made the climate crisis much more real.” He adds that, despite the devastation caused by Germany’s summer floods, he does not believe that the country’s main parties understand the urgency of the crisis. “You’re sitting in your house in a resort town, thinking, ‘Why am I here if I can’t do anything?’” open image in gallery Flames from the Caldor fire consume homes close to South Lake Tahoe, California And in August, the fast-moving Caldor fire began near Placerville – around a 40-minute drive away from her home. “I’m not a doomsday person, I believe we can make changes with education and knowledge, but I can’t escape that it’s super scary.” She adds that she would like to see more people make changes to their “day to day lives” to help tackle the climate crisis. Ms Nortje and her family lived through Cape Town’s “Day Zero” drought – an intense dry spell that forced severe water use restrictions across the city in the first half of 2018.
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