In Hottest Summer on Record, 2 in 3 Americans Say Climate Change Is Increasing Heat-Related Illnesses

Nearly two-thirds of the American public say climate change is increasing the risk of respiratory diseases and heat- and insect-related illnesses. The past summer, from June through August, had been the warmest in the lower contiguous 48 states in the 132 years in which records have been kept.

Climate change may have contributed to a quarter of ER visits for heat-related illness from 2018-25, study finds

DALLAS — Across the country, at least a quarter of emergency room visits for heat-related illness may be attributable to human-caused climate change, researchers from Climate Central, a nonprofit group, estimate in a new study. Published in the September issue…

In hottest summer on record, 2 in 3 Americans say climate change is increasing heat-related illnesses

Nearly two-thirds of the American public say climate change is increasing the risk of respiratory diseases and heat- and insect-related illnesses, according to a new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.