“I am researching how climate change makes U.S. temperatures more variable, and how that’s reducing the life expectancies of Medicare recipients,” says James Healy, Harvard Chan student and overseer of the Harvard Student Climate Change Conference and the Harvard Climate Leaders Program. “The goal of this research, with Professor Joel Schwartz, will be to understand the effects of climate change on vulnerable communities.”⠀ ⠀ #Harvard #EarthWeek2021⠀ ⠀ ---⠀ During #EarthWeek, members of the Harvard community share their thoughts and fears about the climate crisis, and discuss their roles as part of the solution. ⠀ ⠀ Photo: stephanie_blair_mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer