ABSTRACT While there is overwhelming scientific agreement on climate change, the public has become polarized over...
Journal Articles Articles
Turning Climate Misinformation into an Educational Opportunity: Chapter 2
Our Turning Misinformation into Educational Opportunities (TMEO) Teacher Ambassadors have developed and...
Increasing Public Awareness and Facilitating Behavior Change: Two Guiding Heuristics
If there is a single aspiration that unifies the professionals who work on the challenges associated with climate...
Developing effective communication materials on the health effects of climate change for vulnerable groups: a mixed methods study
Individuals with chronic health conditions or low socioeconomic status (SES) are more vulnerable to the health impacts...
Risky business: Engaging the public on sea level rise and inundation
To examine whether U.S. public opinion may become as sharply polarized on adaptation responses as it has been on...
When Should Environmental Awareness Be a Policy Goal? Assessing the Conditions Under Which Raising Awareness Increases Environmental Sustainability and Societal Resilience
Since the 1970s, governments have increasingly sought to achieve greater environmental awareness among their citizens...
Documenting the Human Health Impacts of Climate Change in Tropical and Subtropical Regions
Climate change is harming human health, and the magnitude of the harm is increasing. This is especially true in...
The Role of Collective Efficacy in Climate Change Adaptation in India
Research on adaptive capacity often focuses on economics and technology, despite evidence from the social sciences...
Vulnerable Populations Perceive Their Health as at Risk from Climate Change
In this 2013 survey we measured Maryland residents’ climate beliefs, health risk perceptions, and household social...
Highlighting Consensus Among Medical Scientists Increases Public Support For Vaccines: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
A substantial minority of American adults continue to hold influential misperceptions about childhood vaccine safety....
Improving Public Engagement with Climate Change: Five “Best Practice” Insights from Psychological Science
Despite being one of the most important societal challenges of the 21st century, public engagement with climate change...
Local Climate Experts: The Influence of Local TV Weather Information on Climate Change Perceptions
Individuals who identify changes in their local climate are also more likely to report that they have personally...
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