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Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: November 2013

Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: November 2013
Six in ten Americans (59%) say weather in the U.S. has been worse over the past several years, down 5 percentage points since Spring 2013. Majorities of Americans in all regions of the country say weather in the U.S. has been worse over the past several years. This is particularly true among Westerners, where about…
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Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2013

Extreme Weather and Climate Change in the American Mind: April 2013
Highlights: About six in ten Americans (58%) say “global warming is affecting weather in the United States.” Many Americans believe global warming made recent extreme weather and climatic events “more severe,” specifically: 2012 as the warmest year on record in the United States (50%); the ongoing drought in the Midwest and the Great Plains (49%);…
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Public Perceptions of NASA’s Research and Reactions to the Climate.NASA.gov Website

Public Perceptions of NASA’s Research and Reactions to the Climate.NASA.gov Website
This report contains results from a nationally representative survey of American adults conducted in April and May 2012. The survey examined public beliefs about federal agencies that are engaged in climate change research, and assessed which agencies the public looks to for answers to their questions on the issue. Furthermore, participants visited NASA’s climate change…
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Community Adaptation to Sea Level Rise and Inundation

Community Adaptation to Sea Level Rise and Inundation
By pairing surveys and a public deliberative event with detailed household, neighborhood and county-level impacts data and visualization for sea-level rise associated coastal flooding and inundation, the Community Adaptation to Sea-Level Rise and Inundation project tested a new platform for increasing citizens’ engagement and discussion of local policy responses. In this report, we outline the project’s findings,…
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