Most Americans want to learn more about climate change

Abstract

As American Meteorological Society (AMS) members who study Americans’ understanding of climate change and who are engaged in programs to educate Americans about climate change, we want our AMS colleagues to realize their key role in public education. In this article we make the case that 1) AMS members are well positioned to play important leadership roles in educational outreach on climate change, 2) the public wants to learn more about climate change, 3) there is a need for more effective public engagement efforts, and 4) we have successful outreach and educational models that we can start using today.

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0097.1

Publication Date

6-1-2017

Journal Title

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

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