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SUBMITTER: Hai Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9462684 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hai Zuhad Z Perlman Rebecca L RL
Science advances 20220909 36
The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly visible in the form of more severe wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding. As the science linking these disasters to climate change has grown more robust, it has led to pressure on politicians to acknowledge the connection. While an analysis of U.S. Congressional press releases reveals a slight increase in politicians' willingness to do so, many remain hesitant. Why? We hypothesize that climate change attribution can backfire, harming pol ...[more]