Flood Realities, Perceptions and the Depth of Divisions on Climate

• Published in: Sociology (Oxford) Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 913 - 933
• Main Authors: Hamilton, Lawrence C, Wake, Cameron P, Hartter, Joel, Safford, Thomas G, Puchlopek, Alli J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications Ltd 01.10.2016; SAGE Publications; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Climate change; Communication; Flood damage; Floods; Ideology; Media coverage; News; Perceptions; Sociological research; States; Vulnerability; United States > US; New Hampshire; floods; global warming; environmental concern; New Hampshire; ideology; interaction; survey; public opinion; climate change

Research has led to broad agreement among scientists that anthropogenic climate change is happening now and likely to worsen. In contrast to scientific agreement, US public views remain deeply divided, largely along ideological lines. Science communication has been neutralised in some arenas by inte...