Pew Research Center: Americans continue to have doubts about climate scientists' understanding of climate change

[OKIsItJustMe]

Americans continue to have doubts about climate scientists’ understanding of climate change

BY GIANCARLO PASQUINI AND BRIAN KENNEDY

Only about one-third of Americans think climate scientists understand very well whether climate change is happening, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. And only about a quarter or less say climate scientists understand very well the effect climate change has on extreme weather, its causes and the best ways to address it.

Americans rate climate scientists’ understanding of aspects of climate change slightly lower than they did two years ago and the same or lower than in 2016.

The share of Americans who say climate scientists understand very well whether climate change is occurring decreased from 37% in 2021 to 32% this year.

Similarly, the share of Americans who say climate scientists understand the causes of climate change very well decreased slightly from 28% in 2021 to 24% today. And only 13% of Americans now say climate scientists understand very well the best ways to address climate change, down from 18% in 2021.



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[LonePirate]

1. Yet another issue where right wing talking points are winning the day. We are so fucked as a country.

[OKIsItJustMe]

2. How the Hell could we have lost ground!?

[OKIsItJustMe]

5. The problem is, it's not just our problem!

Climate Change affects the entire world!

[paleotn]

3. Granted, but well and fairly well still add up to is mostly over 60%

Factor in that roughly 30% of Americans are magats who can barely tie their own shoes and I'd say those numbers aren't too bad. I get it, but that's about as good as we can get in soft, comfy Amurka.

[OKIsItJustMe]

4. Among Republicans level of education doesn't make any difference!

[twodogsbarking]

6. Opinions are not reality. FOX

[OKIsItJustMe]

8. Republicans think Climate Scientists have too much influence in the policy debate

[cachukis]

7. Yikes. Oh well, someone will fix it. Technology.

[OKIsItJustMe]

9. You can't fix stupid.

Not even with technology…

[cachukis]

12. Yes. I should have put sarcasm.

[NickB79]

10. This isn't necessarily a rightwing, denier thing

I'd say I'm a part of the group saying climate scientists don't know what the hell they're talking about.

Why? Because I think they're vastly UNDERESTIMATING what's coming, both in scale and speed.

When someone says their studies say X will happen by 2100, I assume it will happen by 2050 now.

[OKIsItJustMe]

11. Given the correlation with political affiliation, I'd say it's a "rightwing, denier thing."

You’re giving the respondents far too much “benefit of the doubt.”

[hatrack]

13. You're not wrong - Otis is the latest case in point . . .

Category 1 to landfalling Cat 5 at 165 mph, gusts to 215, and in less than 12 hours:



We're in the old maps, in the part where it says "Here Be Dragons".

[OKIsItJustMe]

14. Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms...

Hansen, J., M. Sato, P. Hearty, R. Ruedy, M. Kelley, V. Masson-Delmotte, G. Russell, G. Tselioudis, J. Cao, E. Rignot, I. Velicogna, B. Tormey, B. Donovan, E. Kandiano, K. von Schuckmann, P. Kharecha, A.N. Legrande, M. Bauer, and K.-W. Lo, 2016: Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms:/ evidence from paleoclimate data, climate modeling, and modern observations that 2° C global warming could be dangerous Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 3761-3812. doi:10.5194/acp-16-3761-2016.