Poll: Heat, drought, and wildfires overtake flooding as UK's most feared climate threat

Michael Holder
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The UK's record-breaking summer of extreme heat, drought, and wildfires has pushed fears over climate impacts back up the public's list of concerns, according to Climate Barometer

Heat, drought, and wildfires have overtaken flooding as the public's most pressing climate-related concerns, according to a new survey that assesses public sentiment following a summer of record heatwaves,...

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