Data from: Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy
Increasing surface temperatures, Arctic sea-ice loss, and other evidence of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) are acknowledged by every major scientific organization in the world. However, there is a wide gap between this broad scientific consensus and public opinion. Internet blogs have strongly c...
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ftdryad:oai:v1.datadryad.org:10255/dryad.165410 2023-05-15T14:47:53+02:00 Data from: Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy Harvey, Jeffrey A. van den Berg, Daphne Ellers, Jacintha Kampen, Remko Crowther, Thomas W. Roessingh, Peter Verheggen, Bart Nuijten, Rascha J. M. Post, Eric Lewandowsky, Stephan Stirling, Ian Balgopal, Meena Amstrup, Steven C. Mann, Michael E. 2017-12-05T18:45:08Z http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.165410 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.v652r unknown doi:10.5061/dryad.v652r/1 doi:10.1093/biosci/bix133 doi:10.5061/dryad.v652r Harvey JA, van den Berg D, Ellers J, Kampen R, Crowther TW, Roessingh P, Verheggen B, Nuijten RJM, Post E, Lewandowsky S, Stirling I, Balgopal M, Amstrup SC, Mann ME (2018) Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy. BioScience 68(4): 281-287. http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.165410 Article 2017 ftdryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.v652r https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.v652r/1 https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix133 2020-01-01T16:01:34Z Increasing surface temperatures, Arctic sea-ice loss, and other evidence of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) are acknowledged by every major scientific organization in the world. However, there is a wide gap between this broad scientific consensus and public opinion. Internet blogs have strongly contributed to this consensus gap by fomenting misunderstandings of AGW causes and consequences. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have become a “poster species” for AGW, making them a target of those denying AGW evidence. Here, focusing on Arctic sea ice and polar bears, we show that blogs that deny or downplay AGW disregard the overwhelming scientific evidence of Arctic sea-ice loss and polar bear vulnerability. By denying the impacts of AGW on polar bears, bloggers aim to cast doubt on other established ecological consequences of AGW, aggravating the consensus gap. To counter misinformation and reduce this gap, scientists should directly engage the public in the media and blogosphere. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Global warming Sea ice Ursus maritimus Dryad Digital Repository (Duke University) Arctic |
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Increasing surface temperatures, Arctic sea-ice loss, and other evidence of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) are acknowledged by every major scientific organization in the world. However, there is a wide gap between this broad scientific consensus and public opinion. Internet blogs have strongly contributed to this consensus gap by fomenting misunderstandings of AGW causes and consequences. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have become a “poster species” for AGW, making them a target of those denying AGW evidence. Here, focusing on Arctic sea ice and polar bears, we show that blogs that deny or downplay AGW disregard the overwhelming scientific evidence of Arctic sea-ice loss and polar bear vulnerability. By denying the impacts of AGW on polar bears, bloggers aim to cast doubt on other established ecological consequences of AGW, aggravating the consensus gap. To counter misinformation and reduce this gap, scientists should directly engage the public in the media and blogosphere. |
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Harvey, Jeffrey A. van den Berg, Daphne Ellers, Jacintha Kampen, Remko Crowther, Thomas W. Roessingh, Peter Verheggen, Bart Nuijten, Rascha J. M. Post, Eric Lewandowsky, Stephan Stirling, Ian Balgopal, Meena Amstrup, Steven C. Mann, Michael E. |
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Harvey, Jeffrey A. van den Berg, Daphne Ellers, Jacintha Kampen, Remko Crowther, Thomas W. Roessingh, Peter Verheggen, Bart Nuijten, Rascha J. M. Post, Eric Lewandowsky, Stephan Stirling, Ian Balgopal, Meena Amstrup, Steven C. Mann, Michael E. Data from: Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy |
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Harvey, Jeffrey A. van den Berg, Daphne Ellers, Jacintha Kampen, Remko Crowther, Thomas W. Roessingh, Peter Verheggen, Bart Nuijten, Rascha J. M. Post, Eric Lewandowsky, Stephan Stirling, Ian Balgopal, Meena Amstrup, Steven C. Mann, Michael E. |
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Data from: Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy |
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Data from: Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy |
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Data from: Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy |
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data from: internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy |
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doi:10.5061/dryad.v652r/1 doi:10.1093/biosci/bix133 doi:10.5061/dryad.v652r Harvey JA, van den Berg D, Ellers J, Kampen R, Crowther TW, Roessingh P, Verheggen B, Nuijten RJM, Post E, Lewandowsky S, Stirling I, Balgopal M, Amstrup SC, Mann ME (2018) Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate-change denial by proxy. BioScience 68(4): 281-287. http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.165410 |
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