Research conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that people tend to rate their own risk of being affected by climate change as lower than that of others. This perception may reduce individuals' willingness to act and slow down necessary climate measures.
Having a peak of 40ºC in the summer around here used to be something extraordinary, and used be in the news and in most conversations. In the last few years, having a sustained temperature above 40 for several hours during the day became the new normal and people still think that climate change is something far away…