• Explanation: Humans have always experienced natural weather changes such as storms, droughts, or unusually hot summers, so they perceive current climate variations as part of a normal cycle.

• Reason: This long history of adapting to changing weather makes people believe they can cope with global warming the same way.

• Result: As a consequence, they underestimate the seriousness of rising temperatures and delay taking urgent action.

Body 2: Underestimation leads to less motivation for change

• Explanation: When individuals feel climate change is not an immediate or unusual threat, they are less willing to alter their habits or support strict environmental policies.

• Reason: People prefer economic comfort and convenience, such as relying on fossil fuels, cheap energy, and consumer goods, rather than making costly sacrifices.

• Result: This complacency worsens the global warming crisis, causing more severe long-term damage like sea-level rise, biodiversity loss, and human displacement.

-People start to normalize the effects of weather extremes : people in many regions have already suffered so many natural disasters in their life (flood, tsunami, storm,...) -> reduces their sense of urgency

-Short-term mindset: Almost all signals of global warming are invisible in people's daily life -> they tend to focus on immediate concerns (jobs, comfort, family life,..) rather than distant threat (climate urgency).

Disagree:

-More frequent natural disasters -> people pay more attention to climate change (global issue) <=> means the effects of climate change become more visible

- Schools focus more on teaching students about climate change -> young generations tend to be more engaged

=> My opinion: The issue may depend on economic status, education, and location: richer societies adapt better and underestimate, poorer ones cannot ignore.