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StackerWe compiled statistics using data from The Bellingham Times about the opinions of Bellingham residents about climate change. Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. This data comes from a 2020 survey.
Although climate change is affecting everyone in some way, it is still a deeply divisive topic. This is especially true when it comes to how much responsibility should humans shoulder and how the U.S. government should respond to the crisis.
Age, race and political affiliation.These are just a few factors that contributes to divergent and often conflicting views on climate change. For example, Gen Zers and millennials are more open to giving up fossil fuels than older generations. Democrats across all demographics are more likely than Republicans to see climate change as a top priority. Only 82% of Democrats view climate change as a major threat. 16% of Republicans.
Even in Republican RegionsAlthough the extreme climate-related weather events such as droughts, fires and heat waves have caused widespread damage, scientists still believe that phasing out fossil energy is necessary for climate crisis mitigation.
Find out what your region thinks about climate change.
Bellingham, WA climate information
– 77.9% believe global warming is occurring
— 5.9% higher than the national average
– 61.4% believe that global warming is mostly caused by humans
— 4.4% higher than the national average
67.4% are concerned about global warming
— 4.4% higher than the national average
76.6% believe that global warming will cause harm to future generations
— 5.6% more than the national average
43.1% of respondents believe that global warming will directly harm them.
— 0.1% higher than the national average
Metros where the majority of people believe that global warming is taking place
#1. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA: 84.4% think global warming is happening
#2. Ithaca, NY: 83.0%
#3. Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA: 82.7%
#4. Urban Honolulu, HI: 82.5%
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The metros with the lowest levels of global warming awareness
#1. Cullman (AL): 49.4% believe that global warming is taking place
#2. Point Pleasant, WV OH: 50.7%
#3. Central City, KY: 52.0%
#4. Craig, CO: 53.3%
#5. Gillette, WY: 53.6%
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