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Regional variation in perceptions about climate change
Author(s) -
Hamilton Lawrence C.,
Keim Barry D.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0899-8418
DOI - 10.1002/joc.1930
Subject(s) - climate change , climatology , perception , multivariate statistics , snow , logit , logistic regression , geography , variation (astronomy) , ordered logit , environmental science , physical geography , econometrics , meteorology , statistics , mathematics , psychology , ecology , geology , physics , neuroscience , astrophysics , biology
A 2007 survey covering rural areas in nine US states provides data on perceived local impacts of climate change. Perceptions vary from region to region, with a pattern suggesting links to real climate—specifically to winter warming in snow country. A multivariate analysis using mixed‐effects ordered logit regression confirms a significant perception‐temperature relationship, net of individual background and ideological characteristics, and of regional variations. These findings invite more detailed research. Copyright © 2009 Royal Meteorological Society