Human activities have caused global temperatures to increase by 1.25° C, and the current
emissions trajectory suggests that we will exceed 1.5° C in less than 10 years. Though the …

The first trigger to any form of personal and collective change begins with emotions. They
influence whether and how our attention is drawn to stimuli, how we reflect upon those …

The nexus of COVID-19 and climate change has so far brought attention to short-term
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, public health responses, and clean recovery …

Novel, potentially radical climate intervention technologies like carbon dioxide removal and
solar geoengineering are attracting attention as the adverse impacts of climate change are …

Opportunity for direct experience with a range of climate change-related extremes is growing
worldwide–from wildfires to transmissible disease. This experience may be associated with …

Extreme weather events may provide opportunities to raise public awareness and spur
action to address climate change. Using concepts from the study of social movements, we …

Highlights•Experience with extreme weather does not consistently change climate change
opinions.•Existing opinions shape the effect of experience on climate beliefs.•More severe …

Understanding how experiences with weather affect attitudes and behaviors related to
climate change supports our efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. A variety of …

At a global level, climate change is expected to result in more frequent and higher-intensity
weather events, with impacts ranging from inconvenient to catastrophic. The potential for …

We explore how extreme event experience relates to climate policy support in the US We
add three important yet uncommon elements to this field: we verify self-reports of extreme …