Record Heat Wave Pushes U.S. Belief in Climate Change to 70%

[MindMover]

A record heat wave, drought and catastrophic wildfires are accomplishing what climate scientists could not: convincing a wide swath of Americans that global temperatures are rising.

In the four months since March there has been a jump in U.S. citizens’ belief that climate change is taking place, especially among independent voters and those in southern states such as Texas, which is now in its second year of record drought, according to nationwide polls by the University of Texas.

In a poll taken July 12-16, 70 percent of respondents said they think the climate is changing, compared with 65 percent in a similar poll in March. Those saying it’s not taking place fell to 15 percent from 22 percent, according to data set to be released this week by the UT Energy Poll.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-18/record-heat-wave-pushes-u-dot-s-dot-belief-in-climate-change-to-70-percent

[HooptieWagon]

1. And the first winter blizzard will have 20% changing their mind.

[Chorophyll]

2. Probably. nt :/

[randome]

3. This is what will put the final nail in the GOP's coffin.

They are at their weakest in 30 years and who are the people going to look to when the drought continues past the point where climate change can be denied?

It won't be Republicans.

[ananda]

4. Global warming just is what it is.

You can't believe or not believe in it.

It's a matter of observation and science.

[hatrack]

5. Thank you! It's not what you believe, it's what the data show that matters.

Of course, the data have been showing for decades that it's for real, and accelerating, but we don't seem to be a terribly data-driven society any more - witness the success of "The Secret".

[Duer 157099]

6. Yep, just like evolution

And yet....

[kestrel91316]

8. Not believing in climate change is like not believing in Catholics.

Ummmmm, dude, they EXIST. You may not like that factoid, but they DO exist.

[Zoeisright]

7. Despite the fact that there's no "belief" in science;

you either understand it or you don't, this is good.