Date uploaded: 2023-09-12 19:48:50
The divide in how Americans view climate change continues to grow.
A USA TODAY/Ipsos poll found that people who don’t believe in climate change often were less likely to report an increase in extreme weather.
In contrast, after a summer filled with wildfires, smoke, hurricanes and heat waves, many Americans increasingly worry that extreme weather events will be more frequent in the future and a significant number say climate change is hurting their everyday lives.
The divide is also political, with 28% of Republicans believing climate change is mostly caused by human activity. For Democrats, that number is 82%, and for Independents, it's 56%.
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