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Scientists tell Americans: This climate change thing really is a big deal
2014-03-18 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: One of the world`s largest and most influential science organizations is launching a new campaign to cut through the noise of climate denialism and help the public understand the threat of climate change. The American Association for the Advancement of Science kicked things off on Monday by publishing a 20-page report entitled What We Know. The gist: We know that global warming is real, risky, and demands a serious response - "the three Rs of climate change." We`re trying to provide a voice...
Scientists Sound the Alarm on Global Warming, But Americans Sleep In
2014-03-18 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: Gallup released the results of a new poll on Americans` opinions about climate change earlier this month. For those concerned about global warming, the data was not promising. On one hand, about two-thirds of Americans believed that global warming is happening or will happen during their lifetime--which, incidentally, happens to be the correct answer. But only about 36% of Americans said they believe that global warming will pose a "serious threat to their way of life" during their lifetimes. Climate...
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New Gallup Survey Shows Americans are Ambivalent About Climate Change
2014-03-18 11:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundit: Earlier this month, the news was filled with stories about recent studies that showed the growing, and often devastating, impacts of climate change from an increase in malaria cases in Africa and South America to heavier losses in global crop yields to spikes in crime. Yet, Americans dont seem to be overly concerned. A new Gallop survey looking at the degree Americans worry about different issues found that only 24 percent of Americans worry a great deal about climate change. Fifty-one percent...
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Many Americans Believe Temperature Changes are Normal, Not Caused by Climate Change
2014-03-16 07:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
HNGN: A survey revealed that more Americans think that changes in temperature are due to the yearly-variation of climate rather than the human-induced climate change. According to the survey results released by Gallup, there are more Democrats than Republicans who attribute these changes to climate change. Forty-seven percent of the Democrats and their supporters said that colder temperatures were caused by climate change. By contrast, only 11 percent of Republicans and their supporters linked the colder...
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Americans Don't Attribute Colder Weather to Climate Change
2014-03-14 18:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gallup: Two in three Americans say their local area is experiencing colder-than-usual temperatures this winter, and one in four say their area is experiencing drought. When asked why they think these extreme weather events are happening, many more say they are attributable to normal yearly variation in temperature or rainfall than to human-caused climate change or global warming. Gallup's March 6-9 Environment poll asked Americans to report on weather conditions in their local areas. Extreme cold and...
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