Teen Climate Activist Thunberg Lands in NYC

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg landed in New York City Wednesday, August 28 after a trans-Atlantic trip on a sailboat to attend a global warming conference. ––––––––– READ MORE:A 16-year-old Swedish climate activist has crossed the Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat to attend a conference on global warming. On Wednesday before dawn, Greta Thunberg tweeted , "Land!! The lights of Long Island and New York City ahead." The teenager refused to fly to avoid a plane's gas emissions. Action against climate change has been a theme of protests she's led in Sweden that inspired student strikes in about 100 cities worldwide.