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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Dharna Noor with graphics by Andrew Witherspoon

Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds

a man wipes his face with a towel
A man tries to cool off along the National Mall in Washington earlier this month. Photograph: Amid Farahi/AFP/Getty Images

Amid a summer of dangerous heat, drought and floods, a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly severe weather to the climate crisis, new polling shows, despite efforts by Donald Trump to dismiss global heating as a “con job” and a “hoax”.

It’s a sign that attempts to suppress and polarize climate concerns may not be seeing full success, said Grace Adcox, senior climate strategist at Data for Progress.

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