New research into attitudes about climate change show there is no evidence of an urban-rural divide, but that the concerns felt in one setting are often underestimated by those in the other.

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of climate change, the environment and related topics. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics.

The findings reveal widespread misperceptions. While, on average, both farmers and non-farmers expressed worry about climate change and willingness to take action, non-farmers underestimated farmers’ actual level of worry and willingness, while all groups underestimated the general public’s worry and willingness.

Pew Research Center polling finds a majority of US adults view global warming as a significant problem, though with a sharp partisan divide.

Researchers want to know whether immersing people in a vision of Connecticut's future shoreline makes the risks of climate change feel more immediate.

Global climate change is reshaping agricultural ecosystems. As warmer winters become more prevalent, snow droughts caused by insufficient snowfall are becoming more frequent. This leaves winter wheat,

In the FRONTLINE documentary Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages, residents of a coastal Alaska Native community called Hooper Bay confront a dilemma. Their way of life relies in part on harvesting food directly from the sea. But as the documentary ...

Recently, a number of new studies and analyses have been published indicating what readers of CCW have long known: recent climate conditions are not historically unusual. An examination of long-term wildfire trends, plus research comparing past climate ...

A new study in Nature Communications finds a critical climate tipping point in Tibetan permafrost ecosystems. Warming of 2–4 degrees Celsius triggers a self-reinforcing cycle of carbon release that could significantly accelerate climate change,

MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Tuesday said the proposed University of the Philippines–National Climate Resilience Institute (UP-NCRI) will play a crucial role in helping the country address the growing risks posed by climate change.