The results of this year’s “Epson Global Climate Barometer” are in, and it captures views of over 30,000 people in 39 countries, attempting to better understand global responses to climate change. The survey reveals that while globally more people now cite climate change as a major global issue over any other, the issue that seems to be plaguing more than half of U.S. respondents most are the economic challenges facing the country, followed by climate change. As the U.S. has experienced record-breaking temperatures in recent months, with this trend expecting to continue, with more extreme heat waves, wildfires and droughts predicted in the coming years, a majority of Americans surveyed are optimistic that a climate disaster will be averted in their lifetime (52%).

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