Teresa A. Myers

TL;DR: The authors provide a systematic review of trends in public opinion about global warming, and summarize public opinion across several key dimensions including (a) public awareness of the issue of global warming; (b) public understanding of the causes of global global warming and the specifics of the policy debate; (c) public perceptions of the certainty of the science and the level of agreement among experts; (d) public concern about the impacts of global cooling; (e) public support for policy action in light of potential economic costs; and (f) support for the Kyoto climate treaty.

TL;DR: This article used a nationally representative online survey of US residents (N01,127) conducted in December 2010, randomly assigned six previously identified audience segments on climate change to one of three experimental conditions Subjects were asked to read uniquely framed news articles about climate change emphasizing either the risks to the environment, public health, or national security and the benefits of mitigation and adaptation-related actions.

TL;DR: A computational tool for SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is presented that will enable communication researchers to easily implement hot deck imputation in their own analyses.

TL;DR: This paper found that observable climate impacts increase people's certainty about global warming and prior certainty shapes people's perceptions of the impacts, and the first process happens frequently among people less engaged in the issue of climate change whereas the second process is typical of people already convinced about it.

TL;DR: Using within-subject panel data from a nationally representative sample of Americans, this study finds that trust in scientists mediates the effect of news media use on perceptions of global warming.