They should redo the poll now after people have a chance to read the latest article in Nature, where even Trenberth conceded natural cycles are playing a big role, big enough to override the posited global CO2 control knob for climate. Of course we all know from past experience that these polls by Leiserowitz and Mailbach have been biased by their methodology, so even seeing this admission about their data is encouraging.
For Immediate Release – Contact: Anthony Leiserowitz, 203-432-4865
ABOUT 1 IN 4 AMERICANS SAY GLOBAL WARMING IS NOT HAPPENING
HALF SAY THEY ARE “WORRIED” ABOUT IT
January 15, 2014 – (New Haven, CT) A national survey conducted in the final months of 2013 finds that there has been an increase in the proportion of Americans who believe global warming is not happening (23%, up 7 percentage points since April 2013). But about two in three Americans (63%) believe global warming is happening, a number that has been consistent since spring 2013. The proportion of Americans who say they “don’t know” whether or not global warming is happening has dropped 6 points – from 20% to 14% – since spring of 2013.
On other measures, the survey found that public awareness over the past year has remained essentially stable:
- About half of Americans (51%) say they are “somewhat” (38%) or “very worried” (15%) about global warming.
- Fewer than half of Americans (38%) believe they personally will be harmed a “moderate amount” or a “great deal” by global warming. By contrast, majorities believe that global warming will harm future generations of people (65%) and plant and animal species (65%).
“Our findings show that the public’s understanding of global warming’s reality, causes, and risks has not improved and has, in at least one important respect, gone in the wrong direction over the past year,” said researcher Ed Maibach, PhD, of George Mason University. “Better public communication about global warming is needed now more than ever.”
The survey also found that Americans (59%) are “interested” in global warming.
Moreover, about four in 10 say they feel “helpless” (43%), “disgusted” (42%), or “sad” (40%) when thinking about global warming. By contrast, four in ten (42%), say they feel “hopeful” about the subject.
“Global warming stirs a number of emotions among Americans,” said lead researcher Anthony Leiserowitz, PhD, of Yale University. “But these emotions differ greatly across ‘Global Warming’s Six Americas’. For example, other than saying they feel ‘interested,’ the ‘Alarmed’ are mostly afraid, sad, and angry about global warming, while the ‘Dismissive’ are mostly disgusted and angry. These different emotional responses are clearly fueling the debate.”
These findings come from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication. Interview dates: November 23-December 9, 2013. Interviews: 830 Adults (18+). Total average margin of error: +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The research Energy Foundation, the 11th Hour Project, the Grantham Foundation, and the V.K. Rasmussen Foundation funded the research.
In addition to Dr. Leiserowitz, principal investigators included Geoff Feinberg, Dr. Seth Rosenthal, and Dr. Jennifer Marlon of Yale University and Drs. Edward Maibach and Connie Roser-Renouf of George Mason University.
For questions about the survey or to speak with the principal investigators:
Anthony Leiserowitz, 203-432-4865, anthony.leiserowitz@yale.edu
Edward Maibach, 703-993-1587, emaibach@gmu.edu
Lynsy Smithson Stanley, 646-559-8284, lsmithsonstanley@climatenexus.org
For more information, please go to:
http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/article/Climate-Beliefs-November-2013
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Ferdperble a hilarious comment from ‘Yes Minister’ We should construct our own. When the question arises ‘Do you believe in Climate change’ obviously most will say ‘Yes’ it happens all the time. But if they ask ‘Do you believe in global warming created by human kind’ well a different answer.
Sorry about the Western Australia gaff, I was referring to Perth & environs. Look, about PNG
I haven’t lived there but my grandfather visited Port Morsby in 1892-94. Raised the union jack in 13 areas to proclaim it was a British protectorate. The Germans had the other half.
As far as acclimatisation. Armidale on the Northern Tablelands is an example. I came here from Tamworth in 1987. I am English and have lived in Cyprus, Bermuda and North and South of England. Because it was cooler and night temps drop. But it is cold in parts in winter, minus 15 C sometimes. But I refuse to oil heat the house, (it is oil ducted) we are trying to conserve electricity. We have one two bar electric fire for visitors who come down from Qld.
After 4 years I had acclimatised and moving just a few kms up the Southern hill to Soudan Hts, the winter temps are often 5 C warmer, cold and frost runs down hill. If it is cold we done a jumper.But accordingly in UK with central heating. People run around in T.Shirts in homes in winter. They are becoming hot house flowers, in my opinion.
Not allowed in shorts to restuarants. or cafes. Where did you go too. Certainly some of the upper class restuarants don’t like super casual wear at night. At the prices they charge, one would dress nicely. The same anywhere I suspect. Clubs won’t allow work clothes after 6 pm, and really they are all air conditioned anyway, winter and summer.
The white Raj in India, yes lots of deaths from white people. It wasn’t the heat so much, but all the nasty viruses and germs around. You can imagine women in those Victorian dresses, no wonder they died of heat stroke. That’s why they sent their children back to UK to be educated.
So many microclimates around the world particularly in Armidale, depends where you live.
But I agree 31 C is not hot for parts of SE Australia. But in UK it is hot than normal.