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· July 26, 2023

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This bar chart shows the percentage of the U.S. population who say they are worried that extreme heat might harm their local area over time by survey wave (2018-2023). Americans have grown more worried that extreme heat might harm their local area. Data: Eleven waves of Climate Change in the American Mind survey data spanning March 2018 to April 2023. Refer to the data tables in the Methods section in the Climate Note for all percentages.