Broadcast Meteorologists’ Views on Climate Change
A State-of-the-Community Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22331600 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David R Perkins (0000-0001-9380-0565, Missouri State University), Kristin Timm (0000-0001-8552-3908, Missouri State University), Teresa Myers (0000-0003-1712-1290, Missouri State University), Edward Maibach (George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia), Edward W Maibach (0000-0003-3409-9187, Missouri State University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-262 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Weather, Climate, and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-8327 • E-ISSN: 1948-8335 |
| Publisher | American Meteorological Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1175/wcas-d-19-0003.1 |
| OpenAlex | W3004299304 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 41 |
Broadcast meteorologists—highly skilled professionals who work at the intersection between climate scientists and the public—have considerable opportunity to educate their viewers about the local impacts of global climate change. Prior research has shown that, within the broadcast meteorology community, views of climate change have evolved rapidly over the past decade. Here, using data from three census surveys of U.S. broadcast meteorologists conducted annually between 2015 and 2017, is a comprehensive analysis of broadcast meteorologists’ views about climate change. Specifically, this research describes weathercasters’ beliefs about climate change and certainty in those beliefs, perceived causes of climate change, perceived scientific consensus and interest in learning more about climate change, belief that climate change is occurring (and the certainty of that belief), belief that climate change is human caused, perceptions of any local impacts of climate change, and perceptions of the solvability of climate change. Today’s weathercaster community appears to be sharing the same viewpoints and outlooks as most climate scientists—in particular, that climate change is already affecting the United States and that present-day trends are largely a result of human activity
Certainty · Climate change · Environmental resource management · Geography · Perception · Political economy of climate change · Political science · Viewpoints · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Science · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |