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· July 30, 2025

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This scatterplot compares the percentage of U.S. civilian workers in outdoor occupations with the percentage of adults who are “very” or “moderately” worried about extreme heat in each county in the mainland United States, split by the four major U.S. regions. Counties in the south and west have more outdoor workers and greater worry about extreme heat. Source: Yale Climate Opinion Maps and Climate Change in the American Mind.