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AP-NORC Poll: 7 in 10 Americans Saw Higher Energy Bills in the Past Year Due to Winter Storms
An AP-NORC poll shows 70% of Americans had higher utility bills last year due to winter storms or cold, with widespread disruptions reported across regions.
- About 6 in 10 U.S. adults reported being affected by severe cold or winter storms in the past five years, according to the AP-NORC poll conducted Feb. 5-8 with 1,156 adults.
- Scientists say extreme cold outbreaks can occur amid warming, linking more frequent Arctic polar vortex disruptions to rapid Arctic warming and shrinking Arctic sea ice in the first quarter of the 21st century.
- In the past year, about 7 in 10 U.S. households reported higher electricity and gas bills, about 4 in 10 faced work or school cancellations, and roughly one-third experienced power outages.
- After a massive winter storm, freezing temperatures hit the East Coast and outages surged in the South, with about 6 in 10 Midwesterners and half of Southerners facing cancellations versus 15% in the West.
- Democrats and Republicans differ on climate change attribution: about 8 in 10 Democrats who experienced severe weather say it caused the events, compared with about 4 in 10 Republicans and about 3 in 10 conservative Republicans.
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Growing number of Americans report experiencing extreme cold, poll finds
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions in North America kicked off 2026 with bitterly cold temperatures, with many saying it’s been years since they’ve experienced such frigid winter weather. “Pipes that never froze on me for 15 years froze,” said Chris Ferro, 58, from Brooklyn, New York, about the abnormally cold temperatures he experienced in January and February. Ferro owns several residential properties in…
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How extreme cold is affecting Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll
A new AP-NORC poll shows more Americans say extreme cold has affected their lives after frigid weather engulfed much of North America at the beginning of 2026.
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