2024 Articles

Global Warming’s Six Americas, Fall 2025

In 2009, we identified Global Warming’s Six Americas – the Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive – six distinct audiences within the American public. The Alarmed are the most worried about global warming and the most likely to support and...

A majority of registered voters want federal agencies to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming

Many Americans understand that climate change harms health, and an increasing percentage believe climate-related health harms will become more common in their community over the next 10 years. Federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and...

Global Warming’s Six Americas, Fall 2024

In 2009, we identified Global Warming’s Six Americas – the Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive – which represent distinct audiences within the American public. The Alarmed are the most worried about global warming and the most likely to...

Climate Change in the American Mind: Public Perceptions of the Health Harms of Global Warming, Fall 2024

Download Full Report Report Summary This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted jointly by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for...

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