Nearly one in three Americans have been personally affected by an extreme weather event in the last two years, according to a new poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Those types of events — think hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and wildfires — are expected to increase in severity and frequency worldwide as the planet continues to warm due to climate change, and also affect more people in the process. …
It may seem intuitive to assume that the threat — or the direct experience — of losing your home to a wildfire or a flood is enough to significantly influence which places you’d want to live, and which you’d rather avoid. But the reality is rarely so straightforward. CONTINUED
Isabella Isaacs-Thomas, PBS NewsHour
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