tailieunhanh - extreme weather, climate & preparedness in the american mind

The World Bank’s mission is to alleviate poverty and support sustainable development. Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine these goals. Since the Industrial Revolution, the mean surface temperature of Earth has increased an average 2° Celsius due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Most of this change has occurred in the past 30 to 40 years, and the rate of increase is accelerating. These rising temperatures will have significant impacts at a global scale and at local and regional levels. While it remains important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reverse climate change in the long run, many of the. | YALE PROJECT ON COMMUNICATION BRIDGING SCIENCE SOCIETY George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication Extreme Weather Climate Preparedness In the American Mind Interview dates March 12 2012 March 30 2012. Interviews 1 008 Adults 18 Margin of error - 3 percentage points at the 95 confidence level. NOTE All results show percentages among all respondents unless otherwise labeled. Totals may occasionally sum to more than 100 percent due to rounding. This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and was funded by the Surdna Foundation the 11th Hour Project and the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. Principal Investigators Anthony Leiserowitz PhD Yale Project on Climate Change Communication School of Forestry Environmental Studies Yale University 203 432-4865 Edward Maibach MPH PhD Center for Climate Change Communication Department of Communication George Mason University 703 993-1587 emaibach@ Connie Roser-Renouf PhD Center for Climate Change Communication Department of Communication George Mason University 707 825-0601 croserre@ Jay D. Hmielowski PhD Yale Project on Climate Change Communication School of Forestry Environmental Studies Yale University 203 432-0773 Cite as Leiserowitz A. Maibach E. Roser-Renouf C. Hmielowski J. D. 2012 Extreme Weather Climate Preparedness in the American Mind. Yale University and George Mason University. New Haven CT Yale Project on Climate Change Communication. http climate files Executive Summary In 2011 Americans experienced a record-breaking 14 weather and climate disasters that each caused 1 billion or more in damages in total costing approximately 53 billion along with incalculable loss of human life. These disasters included severe drought in Texas and the Great