Global Climate Change Science News

[pErvinalia]

It's global, so it's socialist.

[Tero]

More to do with city planning and transportation

[pErvinalia]

Socialism!

[Brian Peacock]

I loved being in Copenhagen. One of the cleanest, friendliest and most stress free places to navigate and get around. A large capital city with the feel of a small market town.

[Brian Peacock]

World Economic Forum:

Showing people the effects of the climate emergency fails to shift attitudes, study finds

How seriously do you take the threat of the climate crisis? You might think that the currently available data would be enough to convince anyone of the need to take action – but you’d be wrong.

For a new study, conducted by a team from Singapore Management University, Hong Kong citizens were shown a life-like 3D simulation of a climate-induced six-metre storm surge on their city. According to the findings, their perceptions of the risk from climate-related threats actually reduced after watching the simulation.

Reactions ranged from outright denial about the climate crisis to the belief that they, personally, would be OK whatever happened. Others said they were less worried because they were already taking steps to protect the environment.

Climate-related impacts were rated in the top-five near- and long-term global threats in the 2023 Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum. Predicted effects ranged from extreme weather to large-scale forced population movements...

Research Article: Using virtual simulations of future extreme weather events to communicate climate change risk

[pErvinalia]