# A new study suggests that higher education leverages people’s experience with climate change to increase their climate concern. The study by the University of Utah states that the percentage of people who recognise that global warming is happening is higher in states that experienced record high temperatures. States like Maine and Michigan, which experience rising temperatures and shorter winters, make climate change more visible. Researchers say that higher education helps people who are exposed to perceptible warming shifts better understand the changes they are experiencing.
Higher education linked to greater climate concern in colder states