Climate Change and Islamic State Seen As World's Major Threats, says survey
London — People in 13 countries, mainly in Latin America and Africa, identified climate change as the top threat to their country.
Climate change is ranked alongside the Islamic State as one of the world's two greatest threats with increasing numbers of people concerned about global warming, according to an international survey by a U.S. think tank.
The Pew Research Center survey of nearly 42,000 people in 38 countries showed the percentage of respondents who believe climate change is a major threat has risen to 61 percent from 54 percent in a similar survey four years ago.
People in 13 countries, mainly in Latin America and Africa, identified climate change as the top threat to their country.
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