What do most Americans think of Climate Change?

 Here's last week's news from:

"We are pleased to release a new report, Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Fall 2023 based on data from the nationally representative survey we conducted in Fall 2023. 

Overall:

• Americans who think global warming is happening outnumber those who think it is not by a ratio of nearly 5 to 1 (72% versus 15%).
• 58% understand that global warming is mostly human-caused. By contrast, 29% think it is caused mostly by natural changes in the environment.
• 65% say they are at least “somewhat worried” about global warming, including 29% who are “very worried.”
• 28% hear about global warming in the media at least once a week.

We also asked Americans what questions they would ask an expert on global warming, if they had the opportunity, repeating a study we first conducted in 2011:

Even when I enlarge that, it's pretty pale. Perhaps you can enlarge it on  your screen, or, go to the Yale Cmmunication link in the first paragraph, then you can see this chart better. I give up. The type face was black when I had it open, but it saves in this greyness. Sorry.

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