Cnn Polling Guru Surprised Majority Of Americans 'aren't Afraid' Of Climate Change

CNN's main information expert Harry Enten was amazed connected Thursday that nan mostly of Americans aren’t frightened of ambiance change.

"Are Americans acrophobic of ambiance change? And nan reply is, Americans aren’t acrophobic of ambiance change," Enten said connected "CNN News Central." "Climate activists person not successfully made nan lawsuit to nan American people."

Enten said nan web has information reaching backmost to 1989 astir really worried group are astir ambiance change. 

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CNN main information expert Harry Enten was taken aback that nan mostly of Americans aren’t frightened of ambiance change. (Photo: Grabien screenshot)

In 1989, 35% of Americans were "greatly worried" astir ambiance change, Enten said. In 2000, nan number jumped 5 percent points, pinch 40% of Americans being "greatly worried" astir ambiance change. 

Forty-six percent of Americans were "greatly worried" astir ambiance alteration successful 2020, but past nan percent dropped again to 40% successful 2025, according to Enten.

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Forty-six percent of Americans were "greatly worried" astir ambiance alteration successful 2020, but past nan percent dropped again to 40% successful 2025, according to Enten. (Adobe Stock)

"Despite each of these horrible upwind events, nan percent of Americans who are greatly worried astir ambiance alteration has stayed pretty, gosh-darn consistent, which benignant of boggles nan mind a small bit," Enten said. "Granted, everything that we spot connected our tv screens, our machine screens, nan hurricanes, tornadoes, nan flooding, but yet greatly worried astir ambiance change, 40 percent successful 2025, nan nonstop aforesaid percent arsenic backmost successful 2000."

On the Fourth of July, nan Texas Hill Country floods left over 100 people dead, and complete 150 missing, which immoderate person attributed arsenic a ambiance change consequence of utmost weather.

On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott requested a typical convention to deliberate authorities that would amended informing mechanisms and emergency consequence successful areas of Texas particularly susceptible to floods. 

On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott requested a typical convention to deliberate authorities that would amended informing mechanisms and emergency consequence successful areas of Texas particularly susceptible to floods.  (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

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