2017 07: U.S. Counties Where Adults Discuss Global Warming at Least Occasionally

As shown in the map, there are distinct regional patterns. Americans in the Western United States, many of whom have been affected by drought and wildfire, are more likely to discuss climate change. Similarly, Americans residing in the New England states talk more about climate as well as those living in coastal South Carolina – states battered by many hurricanes over the years. Aside from Southeast Florida however, the rest of the Atlantic Coast is less likely to engage in climate discussions despite recent increases in global warming related flooding. As the article highlights, global warming is precisely the kind of threat humans are awful at dealing with due to its slow-moving and abstract nature.