{"id":104143,"date":"2023-10-25T17:57:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:57:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:57:37","slug":"how-americans-view-future-harms-from-climate-change-in-their-community-and-around-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/how-americans-view-future-harms-from-climate-change-in-their-community-and-around-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"How Americans View Future Harms From Climate Change in Their Community and Around the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/featured.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4654\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A monsoon-like storm and flash flood leave homes in Thermal, California, covered in mud on Sept. 2, 2023, days after Tropical Storm Hilary had drenched the area. (David McNew\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans\u2019 views of climate change and its impact on the country. For this analysis, we surveyed 8,842 U.S. adults from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone who took part in the survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way, nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/methods\/u-s-survey-research\/american-trends-panel\/\">ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_TOPLINE.pdf\">questions used for this report<\/a>, along with responses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/climate-change-harms-methodology\/\">its methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new Pew Research Center survey finds a majority of Americans think climate change is causing harm to people in the United States today and 63% expect things to get worse in their lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to the personal impact of climate change, most Americans think they\u2019ll have to make at least minor sacrifices over their lifetime because of climate change, but a relatively modest share think climate impacts will require them to make <em>major sacrifices<\/em> in their own lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July 2023 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-clocks-july-2023-as-hottest-month-on-record-ever-since-1880\/#:~:text=According%20to%20scientists%20at%20NASA's,in%20the%20global%20temperature%20record.\">hotter than any other month in the global temperature record<\/a>, and the United Nations climate panel has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-022-00585-7\">warned of growing impacts from climate change<\/a> barring major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-121425\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/how-americans-view-future-harms-from-climate-change-in-their-community-and-around-the-u-s\/ps_2023-10-25_climate-change-harms_00-01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dbdfe2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dbdfe2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"428\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows 63% of Americans say harm to people in the U.S. from climate change will get worse in their lifetime\" class=\"wp-image-121425 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=295,300 295w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=768,782 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=398,405 398w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=200,204 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=260,265 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=310,316 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=420,428 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=640,651 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=740,753 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=160,163 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-01.png?resize=320,326 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center survey of 8,842 U.S. adults conducted Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2023, finds that 43% of Americans think climate change is causing a great deal or quite a bit of harm to people in the U.S. today. An additional 28% say it is causing some harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, young adults ages 18 to 29 are especially likely to foresee worsening climate impacts: 78% think harm to people in the U.S. caused by climate change will get a little or a lot worse in their lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-121428\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/how-americans-view-future-harms-from-climate-change-in-their-community-and-around-the-u-s\/ps_2023-10-25_climate-change-harms_00-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d3dbe0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d3dbe0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"459\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows 23% of Americans think they will have to make major sacrifices in their own lives because of climate change\" class=\"wp-image-121428 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=275,300 275w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=768,839 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=371,405 371w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=200,219 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=260,284 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=310,339 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=420,459 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=640,699 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=740,809 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=160,175 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-02.png?resize=320,350 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a quarter of Americans (23%) think they\u2019ll have to make major <strong>sacrifices in their everyday lives because of climate change<\/strong>. A larger share (48%) expects to make minor sacrifices because of climate impacts and 28% of Americans expect to make no sacrifices at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans and Democrats have much different expectations for how climate change will impact their lives. Just under half of all Republicans and Republican-leaning independents expect to make <em>no sacrifices<\/em> in their everyday lives because of climate change. By comparison, 88% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents expect to have to make at least minor sacrifices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These partisan gaps are closely tied to differing expectations about national impacts: 86% of Democrats expect harms from climate change in the U.S. to get worse during their lifetime; just 37% of Republicans say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More broadly,<\/strong> <strong>the public believes individual Americans can make less of a difference on climate change than other major actors.<\/strong> For example, 55% think the energy industry can do a lot to reduce the effects of climate change and 52% say this about large businesses and corporations. By comparison, far fewer (27%) say individual Americans can do a lot to reduce climate impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2023\/02\/06\/economy-remains-the-publics-top-policy-priority-covid-19-concerns-decline-again\/\">Climate change consistently ranks lower than other national issues<\/a> like the economy, health care and crime on the public\u2019s list of national priorities for the president and Congress. Nonetheless, 74% say the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/08\/09\/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change\/\">U.S. should participate in international efforts<\/a> to address the issue and majorities support a number of specific policies intended to reduce the effects of climate change, such as providing a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/06\/28\/2-how-americans-see-bidens-climate-policies\/#public-support-for-policies-to-address-climate-change\">tax credits to businesses for developing carbon capture<\/a> and storage technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-on-climate-activism&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-on-climate-activism\">Views on climate activism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite widespread concern about future climate impacts there has been a slight <em>decline<\/em> in participation in forms of climate activism. The survey finds <strong>21% of of U.S. adults say they have participated in at least one of four climate-related activities in the last year<\/strong>, including donating money to a climate organization or attending a climate protest. This is down slightly from two years ago when 24% of Americans said they had participated in a climate-related activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-121430\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/how-americans-view-future-harms-from-climate-change-in-their-community-and-around-the-u-s\/ps_2023-10-25_climate-change-harms_00-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d6dde3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d6dde3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"331\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows 37% of Americans say they personally care \u2018a great deal\u2019 about the issue of climate change\" class=\"wp-image-121430 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=300,236 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=768,605 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=514,405 514w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=200,158 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=260,205 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=310,244 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=420,331 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=640,504 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=740,583 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=160,126 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-03.png?resize=320,252 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Furthermore, Americans are largely skeptical that climate activism builds public support for the issue or spurs elected officials to act.<\/strong> Just 28% think climate activism makes people more likely to support action on climate change and only 11% say it is extremely or very effective at getting elected officials to act on the issue. For more, read Chapter 3 of the report, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/climate-activism\/\">\u201cClimate activism.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consistent with the slight decline in levels of climate activism, there has been no increase in personal concern on the issue in recent years. Overall, <strong>37% say they personally care a great deal about the issue of climate change. <\/strong>This share is down 7 percentage points from 2018 and about the same as it was in 2016, the first time the Center asked the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-callout has-beige-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-363b91bd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-americans-view-the-expertise-of-climate-scientists\">How Americans view the expertise of climate scientists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A related analysis finds only about one-third of Americans think climate scientists understand \u201cvery well\u201d whether climate change is happening. An even smaller share says climate scientists understand the <em>causes<\/em> of climate change very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more, read <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/10\/25\/americans-continue-to-have-doubts-about-climate-scientists-understanding-of-climate-change\/\">&#8220;Americans continue to have doubts about climate scientists\u2019 understanding of climate change.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey findings are organized into three chapters exploring the following topics in more detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/views-on-future-climate-impacts-environmental-harms\/\">Expectations for future climate change impacts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/what-groups-can-make-the-biggest-impact-on-climate-change\/\">What groups Americans think can make a difference on climate change<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/climate-activism\/\">Climate activism and engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;public-expectations-of-future-climate-impacts-locally-and-around-the-u-s&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"public-expectations-of-future-climate-impacts-locally-and-around-the-u-s\">Public expectations of future climate impacts locally and around the U.S.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts predict that some regions of the U.S. will face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2023\/02\/23\/us-cities-climate-vulnerability\/\">more severe climate impacts than others<\/a>. Americans also make distinctions when asked to think about future climate impacts on some different places around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-121432\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/how-americans-view-future-harms-from-climate-change-in-their-community-and-around-the-u-s\/ps_2023-10-25_climate-change-harms_00-04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9eae4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9eae4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"778\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows how Americans think climate change will impact select areas over the next 30 years\" class=\"wp-image-121432 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=162,300 162w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=768,1423 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=553,1024 553w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=829,1536 829w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=219,405 219w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=200,370 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=260,482 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=310,574 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=420,778 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=640,1186 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=740,1371 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=160,296 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-04.png?resize=320,593 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities expect that coastal Florida (61%), Southern California (60%) and the Southwest (55%) will become worse places to live over the next 30 years because of the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assessments of other areas are less negative. Only around three-in-ten think New England (32%) and the Mountain West (30%) will become worse places to live over the next 30 years because of climate change; 27% say this about the Upper Midwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans\u2019 assessments of the impact of climate change on their own communities tilt more negative than positive, though a sizable share do not expect much change. <strong>Overall,<\/strong> <strong>41% think their own community will become a worse place to live over the next 30 years due to the effects of climate change.<\/strong> Just 7% think climate impacts will make conditions in their community better, while 41% think climate impacts won\u2019t change conditions in their area much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats (59%), young adults (56%) and Americans living in the Western region of the country (51%) are among the groups most likely to believe conditions in their community will become worse in the next 30 years because of climate change. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/views-on-future-climate-impacts-environmental-harms\/\">Read more about these differences in Chapter 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;emotional-reactions-to-climate-news-and-information&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"emotional-reactions-to-climate-news-and-information\">Emotional reactions to climate news and information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seven-in-ten Americans say they\u2019ve felt sad about what is happening to the Earth<\/strong>, when they\u2019ve seen news and information about climate change recently. Half say they\u2019ve felt motivated to do more to address the issue when they saw climate news and information recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-121434\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/how-americans-view-future-harms-from-climate-change-in-their-community-and-around-the-u-s\/ps_2023-10-25_climate-change-harms_00-05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dce0e6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dce0e6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"514\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows 70% of Americans say climate news makes them feel sad about what is happening to the Earth\" class=\"wp-image-121434 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=245,300 245w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=768,940 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=837,1024 837w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=331,405 331w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=200,245 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=260,318 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=310,379 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=420,514 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=640,783 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=740,906 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=160,196 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-05.png?resize=320,392 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sense of optimism about progress is not widely held: <strong>38% say they\u2019ve felt optimistic we can address climate change<\/strong> when they\u2019ve seen news and information on the topic. A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/06\/28\/2-how-americans-see-bidens-climate-policies\/ps_2023-06-14_climate-change_02_09\/\">June 2023 Center survey<\/a> found just 33% of Americans think the U.S. and other countries around the world will do enough to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans\u2019 most common emotional reaction to climate news is feeling frustrated that there is so much political disagreement on the issue; 79% say they\u2019ve felt this way recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sense of skepticism toward climate advocates also registers with a sizable share of the public: <strong>53% of Americans say they\u2019ve felt suspicious of the groups and people pushing for action on climate change<\/strong> when they\u2019ve seen climate news and information recently. An <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/08\/09\/why-some-americans-do-not-see-urgency-on-climate-change\/\">August Pew Research Center study<\/a> used qualitative interviews to explore the views of those who do not see urgency on climate change; the analysis found that crisis language on climate change often drove suspicion and deeper mistrust among participants who see climate change as a lower-tier priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-121436\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/science\/2023\/10\/25\/how-americans-view-future-harms-from-climate-change-in-their-community-and-around-the-u-s\/ps_2023-10-25_climate-change-harms_00-06-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"595\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Majority of Democrats say climate news makes them feel anxious while majority of Republicans say they feel suspicious of the groups pushing action\" class=\"wp-image-121436 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=212,300 212w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=768,1088 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=723,1024 723w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=286,405 286w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=200,283 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=260,368 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=310,439 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=420,595 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=640,907 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=740,1048 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=160,227 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/PS_2023.10.25_climate-change-harms_00-06.png?resize=320,453 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans and Democrats have starkly different emotional responses to news and information on climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Among Democrats and Democratic leaners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>88% say they felt sad about what is happening to the Earth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>73% felt anxious about the future.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>72% felt motivated to do more to address the issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, fewer than half of Democats (45%) say they felt optimistic about addressing the issue when they\u2019ve seen climate news and information recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Among Republicans and Republican leaners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>78% felt suspicious of the groups and people pushing for action on climate change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>58% felt annoyed there is so much attention on the issue of climate change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>51% felt confused about all the information out there about climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite broad skepticism within the GOP toward groups pushing action on climate change, half of Republicans say they felt sad about what is happening to the Earth when they recently came across climate news and information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One sentiment that registers with large shares of Republican and Democrats 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