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Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Seeing the effects of climate change? You’re not alone.

More than half of survey takers say climate change has hit them directly: 56% of adults recently surveyed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Ipsos say climate change has already had a “severe” impact on the areas they live in, according to a WEF statement issued last week. Some 71% expect climate change to severely affect their regions in the coming 10 years, while 35% expect to be displaced from their homes because of climate change by 2047. Over 23.5k adults in 34 countries contributed to the survey between 22 July and 5 August of this year.

The results “affirm that across the world, people already feel the effects today and fear for their futures tomorrow,” WEF quoted Gim Huay Neo, head of its Center for Nature and Climate, as saying. “The crisis affects everyone.”

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