Democrats and Republicans Draw Different Conclusions When Seasons Are Too Hot or Too Cold

Attitudes about global warming are more pronounced when people reside in states experiencing unseasonably warm (or cold) temperatures

When the weather is unseasonably hot or cold, Americans across the political spectrum have even stronger views about whether climate change caused by human activity is a reality or not.  Republicans are then less likely to conform to the scientific consensus on global warming, while Democrats are much more likely to do so.  This is according to the findings of Jeremiah Bohr of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in the US, published in Springer's journal Climatic Change.

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