Monday, August 31, 2020

Natural disasters must be unusual or deadly to prompt local climate policy change


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/osu-ndm082820.php

News Release 28-Aug-2020
Oregon State University

Natural disasters alone are not enough to motivate local communities to engage in climate change mitigation or adaptation, a new study from Oregon State University found.

Rather, policy change in response to extreme weather events appears to depend on a combination of factors, including fatalities, sustained media coverage, the unusualness of the event and the political makeup of the community.

Climate scientists predict that the frequency and severity of extreme weather events will only continue to increase in coming decades. OSU researchers wanted to understand how local communities are reacting. 


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tags: extreme weather, severe weather,


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