The unrelenting bad news about the trajectory of the Earth’s climate has engendered plenty of pessimism. But there is another way to react to the sobering scientific consensus. Rather than give up and abandon any responsibility for climate woes, a growing number of people — especially young people —are acknowledging the gravity of the crisis while fully embracing their ability to improve their future. It is an empowering attitude that helps ward off climate doom anxiety.

It’s a sad reality. Hackers around the globe continuously threaten the computer networks and personal information that individuals, companies, and governments rely on not only to do business but also to deliver everything from health care to the basic water and energy services a functioning society depends on.