The impact of frames highlighting coastal flooding in the USA on climate change beliefs

Toby Bolsen (), Justin Kingsland and Risa Palm
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Toby Bolsen: Georgia State University
Justin Kingsland: Georgia State University
Risa Palm: Georgia State University

Climatic Change, 2018, vol. 147, issue 1, No 27, 359-368

Abstract: Abstract There is a pressing need to find ways to communicate information about climate change effectively and in terms that resonate with diverse audiences. We conducted a survey-experiment to evaluate how textual and visual frames that highlight coastal flooding in two major US cities as a result of future sea level rise shape individuals’ perceptions about the effects on coastal communities, concern for these places, and belief in climate change’s existence. We build on extant literature by focusing on the impact of an understudied frame using animated maps that illustrate future flooding that will occur as global temperatures rise. We find that exposure to such messages increases perceptions that sea level rise will have negative impacts on coastal communities, concern for these communities, and belief in climate change.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s10584-018-2143-0

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