by Nhi Lieu

This graph shows the overall percentage of these regions that are concerned about Climate Change

The scientific consensus is that the Earth's climate system is unequivocally warming, and that it is extremely likely (meaning, of at least 95% probability or higher) that humans are causing most of it through activities that increase concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels.

Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as evidenced by increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, the widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.
Most of the global warming since the mid-20th century is very likely due to human activities.
Benefits and costs of climate change for [human] society will vary widely by location and scale. Some of the effects in temperate and polar regions will be positive and others elsewhere will be negative. Overall, net effects are more likely to be strongly negative with larger or more rapid warming.
The range of published evidence indicates that the net damage costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over time.
The resilience of many ecosystems is likely to be exceeded this century by an unprecedented combination of climate change, associated disturbances (e.g. flooding, drought, wildfire, insects, ocean acidification) and other global change drivers (e.g. land-use change, pollution, fragmentation of natural systems, over-exploitation of resources).

for most economic sectors, the impacts of climate change would be smaller than the impacts of population and technology change.

For most people, what matters are not the global economic impacts, but the effects on the places they live and work.

this is not surprising given that the distribution of funding for climate change research is lopsided, favoring physical science rather than social science. The National Science Foundation's Social and Behavioral Science program is the primary source of federally funded basic research in the social sciences, and its whole budget for all social science—not just climate—is one-tenth of the U.S. Global Change Program, which was $2.6 billion in 2013.
climate change, which will result in more severe storms, will have a huge and varied global economic impact, and that the impacts will hit locally and ripple out by affecting supply chains, consumer behaviors, regional economies, and downstream jobs.

media coverage of an issue can “play an important part in shaping political reality

Research into media coverage of climate change has demonstrated the significant role of the media in determining climate policy formation.

Public support of climate change research ultimately decides whether or not funding for the research is made available to scientists and institutions.

The media has considerable bearing on public opinion, and the way in which issues are reported, or framed, establishes a particular discourse

Democrats typically more worried than Republicans about global warming and its potentially harmful effects on the environment.

Democrats are most likely to say the seriousness of global warming is generally underestimated in the news, with about half (49%) saying so.
Another 32% of Democrats believe reports about global warming are generally correct.
Less than one-fifth (18%) find that the seriousness of global warming is generally exaggerated.

Nearly seven in 10 of Republicans (68%) agree that the threat is generally exaggerated, while 15% say it is generally correct and 15% say it is generally underestimated.

Donald Trump On Climate Change: 'I Believe It Goes Up And It Goes Down'
"So I am not a believer, and I will, unless somebody can prove something to me, I believe there’s weather."

Zoe BracciaFebruary 16, 2016 at 3:44 PM
I really like the organization of the whole post and the way the bullet points are used to separate different points. The graph, picture and chart really help to illustrate the information written and serve the purpose of what a blog is supposed to do: give a quick and thorough explanation on a specific topic. The sub-captions within the post also help with the easy reading and organization. A quick suggestion - maybe include the "public" opinion on climate change - what do the students/teachers in school or people on the street think about climate change? You could get this info by quick little interviews.
Wylie VeaseyFebruary 16, 2016 at 7:15 PM
The blog looks very professional, the layout makes it very easy to read. The fact that each of the different sections are separated by media, economic, political, is very helpful. I would like to have read more about the economic and political sections on climate change. It seems like there should be a lot of information on these topics. I would have liked to read more about what the graphs are saying. What is there significance?
It looks really good, great material!
UnknownFebruary 19, 2016 at 2:29 AM
Very nice explained and very interesting facts. It would be great if you could post also your interviews with people. Good job!

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