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Why people around the world fear climate change more than Americans do

  • Written by Gregory J. Carbone, Professor of Geography, University of South Carolina
imageWho's afraid of rising sea levels?David Goldman/AP Photo

When asked about major threats to their country, Europeans are more likely than Americans to cite global climate change, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Just 56 percent of Americans see climate change as a major threat, versus an average of 64 percent of Europeans surveyed.

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