Not Concerned1/17slightly concerned7/17concerned 6/17very concerned 2/17
When people talk about climate change…
what kind of change do you think they are talking about?
The global warming process and the natural changes that occur in our atmosphere changing weather and climate regions.
When most people think of global climate change, “global warming” comes to mind.Global warming = the idea that CO2 and water vapor in the atmosphere will cause a warming trend of 1.5 to 2 deg across a very extended period of time. Scientists are not quite sure when this will take place.
Changes dealing with weather, the ozone layer, and how the earth is changing from what humans are changing.
Weather changes.
Change in global weather to the more extreme, more severe.
About how the weather is changing, which is not good weather.
The ozone layer is getting thinner, which results in more UV rays.
The ozone layer getting thinner therefore the sun UV rays are getting stronger.
Changes in weather patterns, hotter in some areas or colder in some areas.
Excessive temperature in the summer 100+ degrees.
Global warming, changes in weather patterns.
Changes in the weather due to global warming and questions about weather the ozone will hold (??) up.
Extremes of temperatures highs or lows.
Getting extremely hot or extremely cold.
Hotter weather, drier climates, more skin cancer.
Global warming, ozone layer, ultraviolet rays.
Global warming- greenhouse effect.
Please list all the things that you can think of that could cause global climate change (tallied where applicable).
Car exhaust/PollutionIIIIIIIIIIII = 12
CFC’sIIIIIIIII= 9
Gasses (ozone,water vap)IIIII = 5
Ozone layer/deteriorationIIIII = 5
Greenhouse effectIII = 3
AtmosphereIIII =4
Temp. FluctuationsIII =3
CO2III
Deforestation (rainforest)III
Aerosol cansIII
Volcanic EruptionsII
Carbon MonoxideII
Suns effect on atmosphere II
Increasing human pop.II
El NinoI
Environmental AspectsI
Non-recycled trashI
Heating of PolesI
Oil field burningI
Sulfuric dioxideI
Depletion of greenhouse gasses I
Are you aware of any evidence of global climate change?
Yes5/17No11/17 Maybe1/17
If you answered yes above, please tell us the evidence and the source (where you learned it).
Heating of the earths oceans …weather book
Ozone hole….Readers digest WB
CFC’s emitted…weather science book
Temperature fluctuations…Readers Digest WB
CFC’s…Read articles on it
El Ninoand Volcanic Eruptions…Did science fair project on them
Temperature change
Ozone hole
Book called natural disasters and some issue of National Geographic
Temperature changes … everyday observations
Over Antarctica… class (science)
List the top 5 sources (countries,
groups, industries, people, etc.) you believe could contribute to
global climate change.
US
Germany
China
Japan
Russia
_
Mostly countries that have big Industry and transportation vehicles cars etc. – destroying of forests on earth also.
_
Car industries
Factories that release chemicals into the air
US
Refrigerators or A/C ‘s releasing CFC’s
Those clearing the forests – such as loggers
_
U.S.
Industrialized Countries
_
U.S.
Oil industries
_
U.S.
Japan
China
Europe
_
U.S can use less industries
People – all people can stop driving – use bus
Japan- industries
_
US
White Middle aged Men (business)
Oil Industries
Papel Industries
An agency that deals with air quality (EPA)
_
USA
EPA
Oil industries
Middle class business men
Government
_
United States
Japan
China
_
U.S.
Japan
Brazil
China
England
_
Industries
Individual homes
Countries
Certain groups
_
U.S.
Oil industries
Paper industries
EPA
Government
_
USA
EPA
OU industries
Paper industry
Government
_
U.S.
_
Factories w/ big smoke stacks
Car industries
Who should bear the burden of preventing global climate change?
Everyone
_
the government
the company
the factories
_
those causing the exhaust
producers of ozone unsafe products
_
environmentalist
everyone
_
everyone
_
the society
everyone as a whole
_
the government
_
us, the people of the world
the use government
_
the people who contribute to global climate change
_
everyone
_
united nations
weather people
geosciences
_
everyone
business
_
everyone
_
everyone, especially industries
_
citizens
government
_
everyone who wants to live on earth
_
individual
communities
business
schools
government
Is there anything you think your
government can do to prevent global climate change?
12/17Yes0/17No5/17Maybe
If you answered yes to the previous
question, what are the most effective actions that your government could
take?
Put laws and restrictions on things
Solar energy more effective
Tax higher for unnecessary pollutions
More funding in general
Banning aerosol cans from being sold
Carpooling systems
Recycle
Use solar energy more efficiently
Purification processes
Harsher penalties for disobeying laws
Impose immediate ban on use of CFC’s
Regulate deforestation
Tighter emission standards
Have students learn about it in school
Run programs to let people be aware of the problems
Reward those producing least amount of waste
Punish those producing most amount of waste
Persuade more people to carpool
Ozone alert days
Industry and gas filters
Auto gasoline
Are there other people or organizations in your country besides the government that can help prevent global climate change?
Everyone that lives here by getting informed and caring to protect the planet
Air quality control
Television stations – persuading the viewing public to carpool or take the bus
Radio stations
Newspapers
Businesses
School system
Earth Days
Newspapers/magazines
Businesses : carpooling
Public transportation
Car companies
Oil industries
Gas companies
People and citizens : control emissions from cars, lawnmowers, etc.
Tree planting organizations
Regulating industries
Special interest groups
Local governments
From which three of the following
do you receive most of your information about the environment (Write
a 1 by the most important, a 2 by the second most important and 3 by the
least most important source).Please
mark only 3.
Average of 1-3 rating listed below
without zeros included.
Community information meetings0
Conversations with friends3
Environmental groups0
Newspaper or magazines1.69
Radio or television1.6
Conversations with family members2.5
Technical or scientific publications0
School 2.14
Other0
Please rank the following people
from those you
most trust to give you correct information about
climate change (1) to those you trust the least (8). Please mark them all.
(average posted below out of 14 properly
completed responses)
Teachers2.57
Scientists2.71
News media5.14
Government officials6.64
Environmental groups4.64
Friends4.42
Family members4.35
Other3.0= debates
In your mind, what are the chances
that human actions
hae already changed global climate?
(tallied)
0%0
1-20%4
21-40%2
41-60%3
61-80%1
81-99%3
100%3
In your mind, what are the chances that human actions will change global climate in the future?
0%1
1-20%4
21-40%1
41-60%1
61-80%4
81-99%4
100%3
How,
if at all, do you think human actions have changed average temperatures
in your country up to now?Check
one box and, if you think there has been a change, write in a number.
(first number is tally of responses, then a list of the degree F change)
No change3
Increased by an average 13 ;1,2,2, a fraction,1-2,5,2,4,1,4,10,10,1,1.2,
Decrease by an average0
How much of a change in average temperatures
do you think human actions will cause in the next 10 years in your
country?
No change2
Increase by an average14;2,10,5,a fraction, 2-3. 10,1.2.1,1,1,10,10,.2.5,10,1
Decrease by an average 0
How much of a change in average temperatures do you think human actions will cause in the next 50 years in your country?
No change1
Increase by an average15;4, ½, 7, a fraction, 8-10,15,2,5,1,5,30,20,1,1/2,35
Decrease by an average0
If global climate does change, will it have a direct influence on your life?
Yes11
No6
If you answered yes to the question above, please list the ways your life will be influenced.
Government will begin to enact more laws
Climate change
Reduced activities outside in summer
Severe weather can take away homes
Severe weather can decrease food production
I may not be able to stay outside long
Not god for my skin
The weather could get really bad and I hate thunderstorms
Sun (skin?) cancer
Plants dying
Water resources depleting
Animals dying for unnecessary causes
Cost of certain items will increase (gasoline, oil etc.)
More weather phenomenon like El Nino
The food I eat
The water I drink
The way transportation thing
The rise of sea level results in homes costing more
Hotter summers
Less purities (water ,air)
Health problems
Climate change
Oceans rise
Vegetation dies
Storms and floods
For each of the following statements,
fill in the response that best represents your understanding.Write
down 1 for true, 2 for probably true etc.
1 True2
Probably True3
Probably False4
False0
Don't Know/Not sure
Climate means average weather2.65
Weather means average climate3.29
Climate often changes from year to year2.53
Weather often changes from year to year1.53
Climate means the same thing as weather3.73
The earth's climate has been the same for millions of years3.76
Using the same scale as above, complete
the following sentences and rate them…
The temperature of the earth is affected
by…
Gases that make up the atmosphere1.35
The sun1.07
The moon2.5
The amount of ozone in the atmosphere1.5
How much dust there is in the atmosphere1.71
Clouds1.53
Whether the earth's surface is light or dark1.67
Meteor impact2.4
The ocean1.56
Volcanic eruptions2.31
A major cause of global climate change is…
Burning fossil fuels1.31
Space travel3.00
Ozone or smog in cities1.37
The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer1.33
Deforestation1.46
Aerosol spray cans1.8
Acid rain1.6
Toxic wastes (like hazardous chemicals in dumps)1.53
Ocean dumping of waste2.13
Clearing tropical rainforests1.5
Use of nuclear power1.75
Global climate change…
Will increase the occurrence of skin cancer1.59
Will cause the ocean to flood2.53
Will lead to more and larger storms1.86
Will contribute to agricultural problems and starvation2.00
Will increase precipitation and humidity1.73
Will lead to ecological disasters1.73
Will lead to shorter, milder winters1.81
Will lead to a shortage of oxygen in the atmosphere2.13
Will contribute to war2.85
Will contribute to large immigration problems2.57
Will reduce photosynthesis in most plants2.00
Is the main cause of species extinction today2.76
Should people be taking precautionary
measures to prevent global climate change caused by human actions?
14/17Yes0/17No3/17don'tknow
Since there is uncertainty about
climate change, how certain would the experts need to be about global climate
change before you would consider taking action?
0/170%1/171-20%3/1721-40%3/1741-60%3/17
61-80%
7/17 81-99%0/17
100%
Is there anything that you personally
do in your life that could contribute to global climate change?
12/17Yes1/17No4/17don't
know
If you answered yes to the previous
question, what things were you thinking about?
Drive a car
Don't recycle often
Not conserving energy as I should
Running the A/C
Using aerosols
Burning wastes
Are you aware of any groups or organizations
that are active on environmental issues on your area?
5/17Yes12/17No
If so, please list them below.
Air Quality Control
Recycling Groups
Media in general
EPA(2)
OUrEarth
Greenpeace
Sierra wildlife
Are you involved in any of these
organizations
0/17Yes17/17No
Rank the following problems according
to your concern about the risks they pose to you, from the riskiest activity
(1) to the least risky (14).PLEASE
MARK THEM ALL.
Total Points added (not averaged)
Global Warming95
Ozone depletion81
Deforestation111
Species loss155
Pollution80
Overpopulation128
Natural disasters: lightening, flood drought hurricane, tidal wave, tornado…106
Disease83
Nuclear energy130
Smoking121
Wild animals182
Medicines and vaccinations145
Recreational activities175
Scientists have given us this list
of possible effects if global warming occurs.Rank
them in order of their concern to youPLEASE
MARK THEM ALL.
Total Points added (not averaged) (from 17 answers)
Sea-Level Rise63
Changes in weather patterns35
Increase in storms53
Migration of affected population76
Climate changes34
Species loss78
For each of the following statements,
fill in the response that best represents your understanding.Write
down 1 for strongly disagree, 2 for somewhat disagree, etc. in the space
to the right.
1 strongly disagree2
somewhat disagree 3 somewhat agree 4 strongly agree0
don't know/not sure
1.64Harm to the environment is justified if it brings an economic benefit
3.76It is important to preserve the environment for future generations
1.35There is nothing we can do to change environmental conditions
2.94Nature is fragile and we should be careful not to harm or disrupt it
1.94Technology will be able to make up for environmental harm
1.92People will be able to manage the risks to harms produced by industrialization
3.05Nature is divine, and should be treated respectfully
2.00People making individual choices about the environment will provide adequate environmental protection
2.41People should lead simpler lives with less reliance on technology and less harm to the environment
1.38Nature is wild and should be tamed to serve mankind
1.44It is all right to sacrifice other species in order to satisfy human needs
1.69We can trust the government to protect the environment
2.74We can trust the scientists and experts to make the right decisions to protect the environment
1.71We can trust businesses to make the right decisions to protect the environment
2.50Small communities better protect the environment than large cities
2.89Industrialized nations have exploited non-industrialized nations
1.85Non-industrialized nations are not harming the environment
1.54People affected by environmental harms should be allowed to emigrate to rich countries