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Communication of climate projections in US media amid politicization of model science

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  • Karen Akerlof

    (George Mason University
    Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University)

  • Katherine E. Rowan

    (Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
    George Mason University)

  • Dennis Fitzgerald

    (George Mason University)

  • Andrew Y. Cedeno

    (New Century College, George Mason University)

Abstract

The complexity and politicization of climate computer models can hinder communication of their science, uses and limitations. Evidence suggests that information on climate models in US newspapers is declining and that when it appears, it is often within sceptic discourses. Furthermore, model projections are frequently portrayed as probably being inaccurate, and political opinion outlets provide more explanation of model results than many news sources.

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  • Karen Akerlof & Katherine E. Rowan & Dennis Fitzgerald & Andrew Y. Cedeno, 2012. "Communication of climate projections in US media amid politicization of model science," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(9), pages 648-654, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:9:d:10.1038_nclimate1542
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1542
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    1. Tai-Yi Yu & Tai-Kuei Yu, 2017. "The Moderating Effects of Students’ Personality Traits on Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intentions in Response to Climate Change," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-20, November.
    2. Toby Bolsen & James N. Druckman & Fay Lomax Cook, 2015. "Citizens’, Scientists’, and Policy Advisors’ Beliefs about Global Warming," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 658(1), pages 271-295, March.

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