In recent years, extreme weather events have intensified across the U.S., shaping public perception about climate change. Matt Ries, a Tampa resident originally from Ohio, illustrates how personal experiences—like heatwaves and severe winters—prompt individuals to connect these extremes to climate change. A significant survey indicates that around 80% of American adults acknowledge experiencing extreme weather lately, with many attributing severe cold events to climate change. The poll highlights a growing awareness that global warming could be destabilizing weather patterns, causing unexpected temperature fluctuations.
To me it's just kind of obvious; just extreme weather all across the country and the world... I do think humans are speeding up that process.
It's counterintuitive to think, 'Oh, gee, it's really cold. That probably has something to do with global warming...'
About 8 in 10 U.S. adults say they have experienced some kind of extreme weather in recent years, with about half personally affected by severe cold weather.
Among those saying severe cold was among the types of extreme weather they experienced, about three-quarters say climate change is at least a partial cause of those events.
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