How do typhoon simulations affect climate action?
How do typhoon simulations affect climate action?
Among climate sceptics, their risk perceptions of climate change went down after seeing this (simulated effects of a super typhoon). A lot of people didn't believe it. They thought that this was not going to happen, or if it did, it wouldn't affect them because it's going to happen so far in the future.
Terry van Gevelt
In brief
- After a recent heatwave, data shows that people's awareness of climate change increased but this disappeared after six months, suggesting that people’s active awareness of the issue does not appear to be consistent.
- In a lot of places, climate change is viewed as a distant issue that doesn’t require immediate action.
- To communicate the importance of climate change awareness, it must be delivered simply, without being “dumbed down”.