The hit video game, Minecraft, has teamed up with the UK Environment Agency to launch a new mode for Minecraft: Education Edition. The edition, also known as ‘Rivercraft,’ teaches players about the impacts of climate change and floods that affect communities.
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Rivercraft focuses the game on a new flood defense that is being implemented in Preston in the UK. The city is building flood walls, glass panels, and embankments around nearly 5,000 homes to reduce the flood risk in the area.
The edition includes three different games that focus on fighting floods caused by climate change. In the first game, “Managing Flooding,” players can build their version of flood defenses like the ones being built in Preston. In “Flood Prevention,” players have to explore how individuals can help alleviate climate change. Then, in “Our Local Environment,” players take an in-game ecological survey to locate and record wildlife species.
The game was built by BlockBuilders, who told Microsoft, they found the 3D data of the new structures in Preston, and turned it into an educational Minecraft world.
Flooding is becoming more common in Preston and all over the world. Floods can ruin homes, towns, and force families to relocate. Many think that climate change only causes droughts, but the planet’s warming causes all and any extreme weather. Climate change affects our normal water cycle, which means wet areas are becoming wetter, and the dry regions are becoming drier.
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Cities all over the world, from California to Vietnam are facing a climate crisis, and millions of people are protesting all over the world. Read more about politics and climate change, including Manchin Restarts Talks about Climate and Social Spending Bill Previously Rejected and Climate Change Protests Take Over With Millions Continuing to Strike Across The Globe! Climate change is a top priority for young voters, and we need to care about the Green New Deal.
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