Angela Rigden is an assistant professor in the Department of Earth System Science at UCI with a primary focus on hydrology, the study of the water cycle, and the relationship between water and plants. Her interest in STEM started when she attended a lecture at New York State on water quality. Although her educational journey was challenging, she had peers and colleagues who helped her along the way and guided her to where she need to be today. Angela’s research focuses particularly on understanding how rainfall is going to change and how that's going to impact agriculture. Her current project looks at the water cycle in Southern Madagascar where its people are very vulnerable to the shortened wet seasons. Angela believes problem-solving is the most essential and fundamental skill that PK-12 teachers can incorporate into their classes, and education can bring various communities together to take climate action. Although she worries about our world’s vulnerable regions since they are the most susceptible to climate change, events like COP 27 (the UN's Climate Change Conference) are pushing for change in the world so she remains hopeful for our future. She would like to thank the PK-12 teachers for prioritizing climate change education in the curriculum, and she strongly encourages PK-12 students to get involved because creative minds are needed to help solve these climate issues.