Three of Australia's climate strikers fear the impacts of a warming planet threaten the lives of those who are most disadvantaged.
Natasha Abhayawickrama’s maternal relatives live in the rural hills of the Surat Thani Province of Thailand.
“The temperatures are definitely rising, which changes the way they have to work on those fields,” Ms Abhayawickrama told SBS News.“It's going to definitely hinder a lot of families' sources of income, and it's going to hurt the community a lot.”Her passion for climate action is partly driven by concerns for her family’s future.
“The climate crisis definitely impacts them day to day with even more severe rain or more severe temperatures,” she said. So, during Friday’s widespread day of action against gas, students will be carrying out smaller Covid-safe protests and voicing their opposition online.
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