Global warming views
1. When it comes to global warming, I'm Response Percent A believer Generally skeptical Generally agnostic 35.6% 51.4% 13.3% answered question skipped question Response Count 145 209 54 407 1
2. Of the consequences of global warming, select the one you consider the greatest threat: Response Percent Rising sea levels More severe storms such as hurricanes Extreme heat waves Species die-offs, ecosystem shifts Warmer temperatures will make part of world uninhabitable Increase in drought and wildfires 27.3% Response Count 30
7.3%
8
4.5% 45.5%
5 50
7.3%
8
8.2% Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
9 12 110 298
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3. The most egregious climate change skeptic is: Response Percent James Inhofe, U.S. Senator William Gray, Colorado State hurricane scientist John Coleman, founder of The Weather Channel Patrick Michaels, former Virginia climatologist 72.0% Response Count 54
13.3%
10
8.0%
6
6.7%
5
Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
22 75 333
4. The most important proponent of global warming is: Response Percent Bill McKibben, environmentalist and author James Hansen, NASA scientist Al Gore, former Vice President Rajendra Pachauri, chief of IPCC Response Count
3.0%
3
38.6% 49.5% 8.9% Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
39 50 9 10 101 307
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5. What convinced you that global warming was a serious issue? (Choose one) Response Percent The IPCC reports News media coverage of global warming Hurricane Katrina The movie "An Inconvenient Truth" Warmer temperatures Declining Arctic Sea ice The scientific literature on climate change 6.6% Response Count 7
5.7%
6
0.0% 4.7% 3.8% 16.0%
0 5 4 17
63.2%
67
Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
14 106 302
6. What would convince you that global warming is not a threat? Response Percent Global temperatures remain the same during the next decade Global temperatures slightly decline during the next decade The Arctic sea ice extent stabilizes and stops declining The pace of sea level rise slows Response Count
15.9%
14
15.9%
14
61.4%
54
6.8% Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
6 31 88 320
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7. Those who deny global warming probably: Response Percent Have closely studied the science Hate Al Gore Work for an energy company 9.9% 47.5% 42.6% answered question skipped question Response Count 10 48 43 101 307
8. I believe global warming is a real problem because ... Response Count 66 answered question skipped question 66 342
9. The most over-blown consequence of global warming, if it occurs at all, is: Response Percent Rising sea levels More severe storms such as hurricanes Extreme heat waves Species die-offs, ecosystem shifts Warmer temperatures will make part of world uninhabitable Increase in drought and wildfires 35.3% Response Count 65
21.2%
39
1.6% 12.0%
3 22
26.1%
48
3.8% answered question skipped question
7 184 224
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10. The most egregious proponent of global warming is Response Percent Bill McKibben, environmentalist and author James Hansen, NASA scientist Al Gore, former Vice President Rajendra Pachauri, chief of IPCC Response Count
0.0%
0
21.5% 78.0% 0.6% Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
38 138 1 5 177 231
11. The most important skeptic of global warming is: Response Percent James Inhofe, U.S. Senator William Gray, Colorado State hurricane scientist John Coleman, founder of The Weather Channel Patrick Michaels, former Virginia climatologist 13.3% Response Count 19
49.0%
70
29.4%
42
8.4%
12
Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
30 143 265
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12. What convinced you that global warming wasn't an issue to be taken seriously? Response Percent Politicization of the IPCC reports News media coverage of global warming Hurricane Katrina blamed on global warming The movie "An Inconvenient Truth"/Al Gore's advocacy Temperature trend since 1998 Antarctic ice isn't declining Scientists selling doom and gloom profit financially 13.7% Response Count 19
21.6%
30
6.5%
9
10.1%
14
17.3% 2.2%
24 3
28.8%
40
Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
54 139 269
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13. What would convince you that global warming, as influenced by humans, was a real threat? Response Percent A majority of the next 10 years set global temperature records A category 5 hurricane strikes Houston The Arctic becomes completely ice free within five years Rising seas force millions of "climate evacuees" from coastal homes Global temperatures during the next decade match IPCC projections Response Count
13.0%
17
0.0%
0
15.3%
20
31.3%
41
40.5%
53
Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
52 131 277
14. Those who advocate the perils of global warming probably (please select the best answer) Response Percent Have closely studied the science Hate George W. Bush Support environmental organizations such as Greenpeace 2.9% 33.1% Response Count 5 58
64.0%
112
answered question skipped question
175 233
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15. Global warming does not concern me because: Response Count 130 answered question skipped question 130 278
16. The planet is... Response Percent Warming, and humans are the predominant cause of it Warming, and natural causes are the predominant reason No longer warming after global temperatures peaked in 1998 Response Count
32.5%
106
40.5%
132
27.0%
88
answered question skipped question
326 82
17. The best way to mitigate global warming is (choose only one): Response Percent Learn to adapt Find a geoengineering solution to rapidly address warming Institute a carbon tax or emissions cap immediately Invest heavily in clean energy research Ban the construction of new coalfired power plants 55.2% Response Count 181
5.5%
18
7.0%
23
30.5%
100
1.8%
6
answered question skipped question
328 80
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18. The best source for information about global warming comes from Response Percent Mainstream media The scientific literature (i.e. Science, Journal of Climate) Blogs like Real Climate Blogs like Climate Audit Reports published by NOAA scientists The IPCC reports 3.7% Response Count 10
65.5%
175
3.4% 7.9%
9 21
13.1%
35
6.4% Other (please specify) answered question skipped question
17 58 267 141
19. Did you know that the Chronicle has a blog (Atmo.Sphere) authored by the state climatologist and a University of Houston climate scientist? Response Percent Yes Yes, and I check it daily No No, but I'm going to check it out right now! 33.8% 3.6% 42.7% Response Count 114 12 144
19.9%
67
answered question skipped question
337 71
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20. Does the SciGuy blog focus too much on global warming? Response Percent Yes No 28.4% 71.6% I'd appreciate any comments you have on this topic. answered question skipped question Response Count 92 232 128 324 84
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