Washington D.C. is more fearful of the damages that climate change could present, more than any other American state, following the findings of the interactive map of Yale University researchers. The map revealed the public's detailed differences in perceptions regarding global warming on a county, congressional, state, and national level.
The figures used to establish seven maps were obtained from the 12 surveys that took place between 2008 and 2013 under the joint forces of Climate Communication Project of Yale and the Climate Change Communication of George Mason Center. The researchers utilized it to come up with projections and compare its results to local and state surveys, the Bloomberg Business reported.
On a national level, 63% of the surveyed population acknowledges that climate change is occurring, 81% of the people of Washington says it really is. While 52% of the inhabitants of the United States share that they are worried about the effects, 71% of the Washington locals express the same emotions.
California, the drought-stricken state, 62%; the "Big Apple" 63%; and the islands of Hawaii 66% also are expressing concern about the ongoing effects of global warming. North Dakota 43%, Wyoming 41%, and West Virginia 42%, on the other hand, are not bothered at all.
Peter Howe, the study's lead author said, "These differences are partly due to the fact that different groups often think differently about the issue."
With regards to policy support, most surveyed Americans believed that the government must set aside more funds for carbon dioxide regulation and energy sources renewal through limiting the number of power plants that are coal-fired.