"Climate Anxiety Revisited: How Exaggerated Predictions Shaped a Generation's Fears. A growing body of research suggests that many millennials and Gen Z individuals are grappling with climate anxiety due to dire warnings that have largely been debunked. Alarmist predictions about the planet's impending doom, including the collapse of ice sheets and catastrophic sea-level rise, are being quietly abandoned by scientists as more accurate data becomes available. As a result, many young people are reevaluating their perceptions of the climate crisis and the role they play in addressing it, sparking a necessary conversation about the impact of misinformation on public opinion."
Much of the climate anxiety shaping millennial and Gen Z attitudes toward the future was manufactured through exaggerated predictions that are now being abandoned.
