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A flooded parking lot on the campus of Rice University after it was inundated with water from Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.

Debt, missed classes and anxiety: How climate-driven disasters hurt college students

4:28pm February 28, 2024

by Rebecca Hersher

Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more common, more and more students are struggling.

Noelle Johnson has a lengthy commute via bus and train to her job near Washington, D.C. She's been working toward her B.A. for nine years, and when she finally finishes, she says, she'll be able to afford to live closer to work.

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For Millions Of Millennials: Some College, No Degree, Lots Of Debt

5:38pm November 30, 2014

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Noelle Johnson has about $20,000 in student loans and is still working on her degree. Without the higher earnings a B.A. can bring, even a modest student debt load can pose a big challenge.

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