People do notice and talk about it, but they’re not making the connection to climate change for some frustrating reason.
I work for a pet food manufacturer, and I talk to people all over the US and Canada. We’re located in Wisconsin, so customers will often joke about our notorious winters. When I tell them it’s not like we remember and don’t even have consistent snow cover during winter months in large parts of the state, they’ll reply with similar stories about how the seasons in their areas have changed. People see it, they just aren’t following these thoughts to their natural conclusion.
I think it’s too frightening for them to accept, which leads to paralysis and inaction. It doesn’t help that deniers make this refusal to accept reality more comfortable for them.
I live in Wisconsin, and I also grew up with AC. Now I can’t imagine doing that to myself or my dog and cats.
Our lilacs bloomed this fall. Mother nature is screaming.