Analysis: 1 in 3 Americans blame climate change for weird winter temperatures
Few would blame those gripped by the cold for not thinking very much about global warming.New polling shows that one in three Americans blamed unusual winter temperatures on Earth's changing climate., indicates U.S. residents are becoming more likely to attribute unusual weather in their own backyards — including even that teeth-chattering cold this winter — to broader global changes in the planet's climate because of human activity.
Similarly, 70 percent of those Americans who reported higher-than-usual temperatures this year blamed those usually mild conditions on climate change. That's up significantly from 2012, when 38 percent of such respondents saw global warming as responsible for the balmier conditions. And human beings in general are much less reliable measurers of temperature than a regular-old mercury thermometer.
Gallup's results are part of its annual report on Americans' attitudes about climate change, which will be released in full next week.
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