Much has been written about the mechanics of climate change, about its physical manifestations, and about how we are — and are not — addressing it as a society. Recently Orion asked six authors to describe what the changing climate is doing to them personally — how it is affecting their hearts and souls. Here’s what they had to say:

A Quartet
Gretel Ehrlich
Discussion

Anticipating Our Future
Jared Duval
Discussion

Seeing Paradise
Jay Griffiths
Discussion

The Source of Hope
Peter Sawtell
Discussion

The Inner Climate
Pico Iyer
Discussion

The Moral Climate
Carl Safina
Discussion