Record temperatures across the globe, a record-breaking hurricane in Florida, and a once-in-a-century tropical storm in Southern California. The weather this summer has seemed out of control. It seems like climate change is on our doorstep, leaving some experts predicting that record weather may become our new norm. What have […] Read more »
Most disapprove of Biden’s handling of climate change, Post-UMD poll finds
Nearly one year after President Biden enacted a sprawling package to combat harmful emissions and boost clean energy, his administration is struggling to demonstrate the law’s value to weary voters — and stave off a widening array of new political threats. Most Americans — 57 percent — disapprove of Biden’s […] Read more »
Three-quarters of Republicans prioritize the economy over climate change
It’s hot. And some apparently don’t mind it that way. The latest heat wave is fueled by human-caused climate change from burning fossil fuels, but despite the settled science, the overwhelming evidence and the billions of dollars in increases for disaster preparation and recovery that climate change is costing the […] Read more »
Climate change is hitting close to home for nearly 2 out of 3 Americans, poll finds
At the end of the hottest month on record, which left millions in the United States sweltering under heat advisories, nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults say that climate change is noticeably affecting their local communities, and a majority also see climate change as causing serious effects right now, according to […] Read more »
How people are coping with the heat
How are people coping with the heat? Going outside less and turning up the juice more. Most Americans report going outside less often and many are advising their family and kids to do the same amid soaring temperatures. And people are also upping their electricity use (and those bills) in […] Read more »
Summer heat wave sends temperatures and economic costs soaring
It’s only mid-July, but it has already been a hot summer — and as the reports of record heatwaves and wildfires come in, the potential impacts of climate change have begun to feel very real. For years now, experts have talked about population shifts and “climate refugees,” but if there’s […] Read more »