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· January 15, 2026

climate-change-american-mind-beliefs-attitudes-fall-2025-1.5

This line graph shows the percentage of Americans over time since 2008 who say that most scientists think global warming is happening. A majority of Americans understand that most scientists think global warming is happening. Data: Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Fall 2025. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.