By Rachel Ramirez and Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir, CNNKenneth Runnels doesn’t see himself as a “victim” of the drought. “Never to this level.”A new Gallup poll shared first with CNN found 1 in 3 Americans said they have been affected by some kind of extreme weather in the past two years, and those who had been were far more likely to say the climate crisis is a threat. It’s the first time Gallup has asked respondents in their annual environment poll about their experience with extreme weather. “Extreme weather events are, in fact, more common now than they used to be,” Jones said. Marlon contended it is good news most people are finally connecting the dots between extreme weather and global warming.

Source: CNN April 06, 2022 23:35 UTC