Two thirds of Russians could foresee an increase of average temperatures around the world in 2020, according to findings of the survey by IPSOS that looked at people's expectations for the coming year. The share of respondents expecting Donald Trump's reelection as the U.S. president was lower than the portion of those who found it unlikely to happen. Aliens visiting the Earth were considered possible by 12 percent of Russians.
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The Global Advisor Wave predictions survey for 2020 conducted interviews with 21,011 respondents worldwide.
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090759/russia-world-affairs-predictions/
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