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Disaster can sway votes but won’t deliver climate action, study shows

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By Elva Darnell, Omid Ghasemi
| UNSW Newsroom
Floodwater inundates homes in Lismore, New South Wales, during the 2022 floods, with roads submerged and water rising almost to some rooflines. Photo: Adobe Stock A weather-related disaster a month before polling day may be enough to tip the result... Still, the effect is modest. In practical terms, it’s a nudge, not a shift. It is the boiling-frog problem: when change comes in slow increments rather than a sudden jolt, people adapt rather than react, even as the cumulative risk grows.
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Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows

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By Omid Ghasemi, UNSW Sydney
| Daily Bulletin AU Verified
Climate change has made extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods more frequent and more likely in recent years, and the trend is expected to continue. These events have led to human and animal deaths, harmed physical and mental health, and damaged properties and infrastructure. Will firsthand experience of these events change how people think and act about climate change, making it seem immediate and local rather than a distant or future problem?
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Pesquisa mostra que sofrer com eventos extremos não é suficiente para mudar opinião das pessoas sobre ações climáticas

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By Omid Ghasemi, UNSW Sydney
| Terra Verified
As mudanças climáticas tornaram mais frequentes e prováveis eventos climáticos extremos como incêndios florestais e inundações nos últimos anos, e a tendência é que isso continue. Esses eventos causaram mortes de pessoas e animais, prejudicaram a saúde física e mental e danificaram propriedades e infraestrutura.
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