Bushfires focus public attention on climate change for months, but it's different for storms and floods
As the world warms and the climate changes, people are experiencing more frequent and intense extreme weather events. Just this year, heat waves blasted southern Europe, the United States and China; wildfires lit up Greece, Canada and Maui in Hawaii; and winter storms froze large parts of the U.S. As the world warms and the climate changes, people are experiencing more frequent and intense extreme weather events, such as bushfires, floods, and extreme storms. This increased public attention to climate change for months, but the intensity and duration of this attention was short-lived. Major flooding events did not appear to generate significant attention, and major bushfires generated intense and sustained interest. The level of attention was higher still one month after the bushfire, and remained elevated for about four months. European stock markets look set to open higher Wednesday, maintaining positive momentum.
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As the world warms and the climate changes, people are experiencing more frequent and intense extreme weather events. Just this year, heat waves blasted southern Europe, the United States and China; wildfires lit up Greece, Canada and Maui in Hawaii; and winter storms froze large parts of the U.S. Here’s how climate change is affecting Australian weather. Using the Google Trends intensity index to measure people's attention, we analyzed the use of the search terms"climate change" and"global warming" in the months following each event.
We found more searches for climate change and global warming during the month of, and immediately after, an extreme weather event. However, such heightened attention was rather short-lived. And there were differences in the intensity and duration of this attention, depending on the type of weather event.
Major bushfires generated intense and sustained interest. During the month of a major bushfire, attention to climate change increased. The level of attention was higher still one month after the bushfire, and remained elevated for about four months. headtopics.com
Extreme storms prompted the most intense search activity but the effect did not last long. Attention to climate change dissipated one month after the storm. Major flooding events did not appear to generate significant attention to climate change.
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Ämnen: Climate Change, ESG