( The Hill ) – Nearly 40 percent of Americans experienced extreme weather last year — and those who did were more likely to be concerned about climate change, according to new polling.
Gallup found that 37 percent of Americans experienced extreme weather over the past two years, up from 33 percent in prior surveys.
The polling was conducted in early to mid-March, following devastating wildfires in California. The number of people in the West who said they had experienced extreme weather grew significantly to 43 percent from the prior survey in 2023, when just 30 percent of those in the U.S. West said they had experienced extreme conditions.
People who had experienced extreme weather were also significantly more likely to say they were concerned about climate change, which exacerbates extreme weather…