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Floods in PakistanA country in South Asia with a population of 242 million, making it the fifth-most populated country. . Huge storms in CubaAn island country between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. . And a shocking heatwave in Europe. These are some of the climate disasters the world saw in 2022. More are likely coming in 2023.

We are used to bad news about the climate. But now one famous writer, Rebecca Solnit, says we need to start telling hopeful stories too - for example, about new science on saving the Earth.

If we tell too many bad stories, she says, people will think there is no chance of saving the planet and that change is pointless.

But if we tell stories about good news, people will feel hopeful and start taking actions to help stop climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change..

Solnit says we need to use our imagination. We need to imagine new ways to live, new technologies and new ways to run countries - ways that will not harm the planet we live on.

Do we need a new story?

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Yes! Today's story worries many - but does not inspire people to change. We need to tell good news stories so people know there is still hope.

No! We need action now to help stop climate change. People need to know how dangerous climate change is and why they need to take it seriously.

Pakistan - A country in South Asia with a population of 242 million, making it the fifth-most populated country.

Cuba - An island country between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.