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A new survey released by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs found that while the vast majority of Houstonians believe in climate change, there is little consensus among residents about what is causing the globe’s warming temperatures.
According to the survey , published Wednesday, only 3.7% of Houston residents surveyed denied the existence of climate change. The majority of respondents also believed the results of climate change will have either a great or moderately harmful effect on their lives as well as future generations.
But there is a political divide between those who believe climate change is caused primarily by "human activities." More than 48% of respondents who identify as Democrats agreed with the statement,