Americans are becoming more worried about extreme heat

The document provides data tables tracking U.S. public worry about extreme heat and other environmental threats from March 2018 to April 2023. It shows a general increase in the percentage of people who are 'very' or 'moderately' worried about extreme heat, peaking at 49% in December 2022.

• The percentage of the U.S. population reporting they are 'very' or 'moderately' worried that extreme heat might harm their local area increased from 35% in March 2018 to 44% in April 2023, reaching a peak of 49% in December 2022.
• Among various environmental problems, extreme heat consistently shows high levels of concern compared to others; for example, in April 2023, 44% were 'very' or 'moderately' worried about extreme heat, while 20% were worried about hurricanes and 17% about reduced snow pack.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (n.d.). Americans are becoming more worried about extreme heat. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/worry-about-extreme-heat-data-tables.pdf

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Americans are becoming more worried about extreme heat. n.d. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/worry-about-extreme-heat-data-tables.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunicationndamericans, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Americans are becoming more worried about extreme heat}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/worry-about-extreme-heat-data-tables.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }