Majority of Floridians recognize climate change as a threat

Written By David Fleshler / Sun Sentinel

Published Oct. 28, 2019 by the Sun Sentinel

More than two-thirds of Florida adults consider climate change a threat to future generations and say state and local governments should do more to address it, according to a poll released Monday by Florida Atlantic University.

The poll found 68 percent of respondents agreed with the statement that climate change “has them concerned about the well-being of future generations in Florida,” according to a news release from the university.

Just 28 percent said state, county and city governments were doing enough to address it…

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