He knew the climate crisis was real, but it was the first time he'd ever endured its nearly deadly consequences. Humans do a poor job of evaluating climate risk and taking preventative care to avoid the worst, and we are literally paying the price. Since 2008, the Yale program has surveyed Americans every six months on their attitude toward the climate crisis. That leaves less than 50% of the US population with the least concern and understanding about climate risk. But it's not likely to happen in the climate crisis, and humans don't tend to have a good understanding of the planet's tipping points, beyond which the climate could be impossible to save.

Source: CNN January 23, 2022 20:20 UTC