# Climate-related events stress out about half of Americans

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## Reading

Climate-driven events like heat waves, wildfires, and flooding leave about half of Americans (53%) feeling nervous, depressed, or emotionally stressed about the future at least sometimes, including 10% who feel that way very often, according to a November 2024 Verasight survey.

About a quarter (26%) rarely feel that stress and 20% never do. The remaining 1% are unsure or decline to answer.

## Topline

How often do you feel nervous, depressed, or emotionally stressed about the future because of rising temperatures leading to events like heat waves, wildfire, flooding, or extreme cold?

Climate-related events stress out about half of Americans.

- Sometimes: 30.2%
- Rarely: 25.8%
- Never: 20.2%
- Often: 12.6%
- Very often: 10.1%
- I am not sure: 0.8%
- I prefer not to answer: 0.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-11-19 → 2024-11-22
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: B
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#emotional-distress-due-to-extreme-weather-events](https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#emotional-distress-due-to-extreme-weather-events)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2024-122, fielded November 19-22, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#emotional-distress-due-to-extreme-weather-events](https://verasight-apha-2024.tiiny.co#emotional-distress-due-to-extreme-weather-events)