They found that people's views on the credibility of sources on climate and scientific information depend to a large degree on where they stand on a scale of belief in climate change, from dismissive to alarmed.
Many extreme events seen in the 2011-2015 perind, in particular heatwaves and unusually hot summers or years, have become more likely because of human-induced climate change, scientific assessments show.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change a scientific body appointed by the United Nations to assess the risks of a changing climate has described geo-engineering as "largely speculative and unproven, and with the risk of unknown side-effects".Broadly, there are two types of fears.
Jeronimo says the climate for scientific research in northeastern Brazil has improved substantially in recent years.
In today's climate a scientific career may not be an easy choice, but it is still a rewarding one.
Fish along the East Coast of the United States are traveling to new waters, apparently in response to climate change, Scientific American reports.
Forget our schools, roads, climate, bridges, scientific research, space exploration, health, safety, dams, fire protection and the rest.
He laments the lack of global action on climate change, scientific illiteracy on the part of politicians, and the lack of media attention to science.
As communicator Naomi Oreskes very wisely puts it, it is always better to be safe than sorry, but in the case of climate change, scientific underestimations might put us in a situation where we will be sorry and not at all safe.
