Dear Friends,
We find that most Americans think global warming is affecting many environmental problems in the United States, including extreme heat (75%), wildfires (73%), droughts (72%), rising sea levels (72%), flooding (70%), water shortages (70%), air pollution (70%), hurricanes (69%), reduced snowpack (68%), tornados (67%), agricultural pests and diseases (65%), water pollution (63%), and electricity power outages (62%).
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When asked how strongly they feel various emotions when thinking about global warming, a majority of Americans are interested (62%), disgusted (51%), or sad (51%). Fewer Americans feel afraid (46%), angry (44%), or outraged (42%), and only 38% say they feel hopeful.
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For the first time, we asked Americans whether their concerns about climate change are starting to affect where they choose to live. We find that 13% of Americans have considered moving to avoid the impacts of global warming, while 78% have not.
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As always, thanks for your interest and support!
On behalf of the research team: Eryn Campbell, John Kotcher, Teresa Myers and Edward Maibach of George Mason University; Jennifer Carman, Matthew Goldberg, Karine Lacroix, Jennifer Marlon, Liz Neyens, Seth Rosenthal and Anthony Leiserowitz of Yale University.
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Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia 22032
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