Future of the Environment

More than half of all Americans say climate change is affecting their local community

A man stands in flood waters as fire burns down a home in the seventh ward of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina September 6, 2005. The toxic brew of chemicals and human waste in the New Orleans floodwaters will have to be pumped into the Mississippi River or Lake Pontchartrain, raising the specter of an environmental disaster on the heels of Hurricane Katrina, experts say. Pictures of the Year 2005 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton SS/CN

Climate scientists say natural disasters are likely to become more frequent and more severe. Image: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton SS/CN

Brian Kennedy
Research Associate, Pew Research Center
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31% of Americans say climate change affects their local area.
People living by the sea are more likely to believe they're affected by climate change.
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