According to a new Gallup poll, fewer Americans see global warming as a threat than they did just a few years ago. In 2010 53 percent of Americans said it was a "very" or "somewhat" serious threat, while in 2008 63 percent of Americans said so. Well, it has been a brutal winter. Maybe global warming finally went away!
Forty-two percent of adults worldwide saw global warming as a serious problem, which is up from 41 percent in 2008. Most adults in Canada, developed Asia and Latin America saw global warming as a threat. Just 31 percent of adults in developing Asia saw it as a threat. "World residents' declining concern about climate change may reflect increasing skepticism about global warming," Gallup wrote. "The drops also may reflect the poor economic times, during which Gallup research generally finds environmental issues become less important."
Overall, Americans are confident about their knowledge of global warming. Ninety-six percent of American adults said they know "something" or "a great deal" about global warming, though that's down one percent from 2008. Still, it's apparently just enough to not really give a shit.
