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Do people “personally experience” global warming, and if so how, and does it matter?

01 Feb 2013-Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions (Pergamon)-Vol. 23, Iss: 1, pp 81-91
TL;DR: The authors found that personal experience of global warming appears to heighten people's perception of the risks, likely through some combination of direct experience, vicarious experience (e.g., news media stories), and social construction.
Abstract: For most people, the direct and personally observable signals of climate change should be difficult to detect amid the variability of everyday weather. Yet, previous research has shown that some people believe they have personally experienced global warming. Through four related studies, our paper sheds light on what signals of global warming some people believe they are detecting, why, and whether or not it matters. These studies were conducted using population survey and climatic data from a single county in Michigan. Study 1 found that 27% of the county's adult residents felt that they had personally experienced global warming. Study 2 – based on content analysis of people's open-ended responses – found that the most frequently described personal experiences of global warming were changes in seasons (36%), weather (25%), lake levels (24%), animals and plants (20%), and snowfall (19%). Study 3 – based on NOAA climatic data – found that most, but not all, of these detected signals are borne out in the climatic record. Study 4 – using the survey data – found that personal experience of global warming matters in that it predicts perceptions of local risk of global warming, controlling for demographics, political affiliation, and cultural beliefs about national policy outcomes. We conclude that perceived personal experience of global warming appears to heighten people's perception of the risks, likely through some combination of direct experience, vicarious experience (e.g., news media stories), and social construction.
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  • ...While there is some marginal support for this hypothesis (e.g., Akerlof et al., 2013; O'Connor et al., 1999), most studies find little to no correlation between income, age, education and risk perceptions of climate change (e.g., Brody et al., 2008; Milfont, 2012; Sj€oberg, 2000b; Sundblad et al.,…...

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  • ...First operationalized empirically by Wildavsky and Dake (1990), recent studies have found a significant relationship between “cultural worldviews” and risk perceptions of climate change (e.g., Akerlof et al., 2013; Kahan et al., 2012; Leiserowitz, 2006; Smith & Leiserowitz, 2012)....

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  • ...…typology of risk, the construct validity of these broad value orientations has been reliably established in a 3 It should be noted however that cultural theory is sometimes (successfully) used to represent preferences for the role of government (e.g., see Akerlof et al., 2013; Price et al., 2014)....

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  • ...…of evidence now suggests that personal experience with extreme weather events does in fact influence risk perceptions of climate change (e.g., Akerlof et al., 2013; Brody et al., 2008; Krosnick, Holbrook, Lowe, & Visser, 2006; Reser et al., 2012; Spence et al., 2011) - although some…...

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Abstract: Action on climate change requires public support. A study of public opinion in the United States reveals substantial variation across the nation.

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TL;DR: This paper found that observable climate impacts increase people's certainty about global warming and prior certainty shapes people's perceptions of the impacts, and the first process happens frequently among people less engaged in the issue of climate change whereas the second process is typical of people already convinced about it.
Abstract: Research in America finds that observable climate impacts increase people’s certainty about global warming and that prior certainty shapes people’s perceptions of the impacts. The first process happens frequently among people less engaged in the issue of climate change whereas the second process is typical of people already convinced about it.

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TL;DR: New US-based temperature projections from downscaled climate modeling and to review recent studies on health risks related to climate change and the cobenefits of efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions are reviewed.
Abstract: Importance Health is inextricably linked to climate change. It is important for clinicians to understand this relationship in order to discuss associated health risks with their patients and to inform public policy. Objectives To provide new US-based temperature projections from downscaled climate modeling and to review recent studies on health risks related to climate change and the cobenefits of efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Data Sources, Study Selection, and Data Synthesis We searched PubMed and Google Scholar from 2009 to 2014 for articles related to climate change and health, focused on governmental reports, predictive models, and empirical epidemiological studies. Of the more than 250 abstracts reviewed, 56 articles were selected. In addition, we analyzed climate data averaged over 13 climate models and based future projections on downscaled probability distributions of the daily maximum temperature for 2046-2065. We also compared maximum daily 8-hour average ozone with air temperature data taken from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climate Data Center. Results By 2050, many US cities may experience more frequent extreme heat days. For example, New York and Milwaukee may have 3 times their current average number of days hotter than 32°C (90°F). High temperatures are also strongly associated with ozone exceedance days, for example, in Chicago, Illinois. The adverse health aspects related to climate change may include heat-related disorders, such as heat stress and economic consequences of reduced work capacity; respiratory disorders, including those exacerbated by air pollution and aeroallergens, such as asthma; infectious diseases, including vectorborne diseases and waterborne diseases, such as childhood gastrointestinal diseases; food insecurity, including reduced crop yields and an increase in plant diseases; and mental health disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression, that are associated with natural disasters. Substantial health and economic cobenefits could be associated with reductions in fossil fuel combustion. For example, greenhouse gas emission policies may yield net economic benefit, with health benefits from air quality improvements potentially offsetting the cost of US and international carbon policies. Conclusions and Relevance Evidence over the past 20 years indicates that climate change can be associated with adverse health outcomes. Health care professionals have an important role in understanding and communicating the related potential health concerns and the cobenefits from policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • ...…heritage with other species; it automatically and swiftly processes environmental stimuli (Weber et al., 2004) and is variously described as experiential, intuitive, automatic, natural, nonverbal, narrative, associative, or System 1 (Epstein, 1994; Kahneman, 2011; Stanovich and West, 2000)....

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Study 4 – using the survey data – found that personal experience of global warming matters in that it predicts perceptions of local risk of global warming, controlling for demographics, political affiliation, and cultural beliefs about national policy outcomes.