Rising U.S. extreme heat impacts on daily life
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US adults report increasing impact of extreme heat on daily life
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Earth’s average temperature in 2025 was among the three hottest on record, alongside 2024 and 2023.
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In September 2025, 73% of Americans believed climate change was happening.
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Two years before the 2026 poll, 83% of Americans said extreme heat had at least a minor impact on their lives.
In the period leading up to 2026, data indicated a growing awareness among U.S. adults regarding the effects of rising temperatures. According to findings from an AP-NORC poll, 83% of Americans stated that extreme heat had at least a minor impact on their lives during that time.
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In July 2024, 69% of Americans reported a major or minor impact on electricity bills from extreme heat.
According to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 69% of Americans reported that extreme heat had a major or minor impact on their electricity bills in July 2024.
The findings indicated that U.S. adults are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their daily lives, with approximately 8 in 10 Americans stating that their electricity bills had been affected by extreme heat over the previous year.