'Americans are waking up': two thirds say climate crisis must be addressed

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Hurricanes, floods, superheating (Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas), fires, pipelines, risky terminals, fracking, famine, forced migration ...  do you really want to sit this this one out?

​A Major CBS News poll released as part of Covering Climate Now, a collaboration of more than 250 news outlets around the world to strengthen coverage of the climate story.
Similar to previous polls, the CBS research finds sharp ideological differences in attitudes to the climate crisis. While nearly seven in 10 Democratic voters understand that humans significantly influence the climate and 80% want immediate action, just 20% of Republicans think humans are a primary cause and barely a quarter want rapid action. Full story HERE.

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