Some people say: “I have personally experienced the effects of global warming.” What does that mean, and does it matter?

A survey of Americans' personal experience with global warming and weathercasters' observations of climate impacts to understand how we process risk information and if our perceptions match climatic data.

Date: 2011

Author:

Authors: Edward Maibach

Organization: George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication

Strategic Approach: Audiences, Framing, Other

Type: General Resource

Author: Edward Maibach

Organization:

Organization: George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication

Strategic Approach: Audiences, Framing, Other

Type: General Resource

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