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· February 27, 2025

climate-change-american-mind-health-fall-2024-1.4

This dot plot shows the percentage of Americans in 2014, 2020, and 2024 who think various health problems will become "much more" or "somewhat more" common in their community over the next 10 years as a result of global warming if nothing is done to address it. An increasing percentage of Americans think health harms will become more common in their community due to global warming. Data: Climate Change in the American Mind, Fall 2024. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.