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|a Effective media reporting of sea level rise projections |h [electronic resource] |b 1989-2009. |
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|a [S.l.] : |b Institute of Physics Publishing, |c 2011-01-13. |
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|a Environmental Research Letters Volume 6. |
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|a In the mass media, sea level rise is commonly associated with the impacts of climate change due
to increasing atmospheric greenhouse gases. As this issue garners ongoing international policy
attention, segments of the scientific community have expressed unease about how this has been
covered by mass media. Therefore, this study examines how sea level rise projections—in IPCC
Assessment Reports and a sample of the scientific literature—have been represented in seven
prominent United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) newspapers over the past two
decades. The research found that—with few exceptions—journalists have accurately portrayed
scientific research on sea level rise projections to 2100. Moreover, while coverage has
predictably increased in the past 20 years, journalists have paid particular attention to the issue
in years when an IPCC report is released or when major international negotiations take place,
rather than when direct research is completed and specific projections are published. We reason
that the combination of these factors has contributed to a perceived problem in the sea level rise
reporting by the scientific community, although systematic empirical research shows none. In
this contemporary high-stakes, high-profile and highly politicized arena of climate science and
policy interactions, such results mark a particular bright spot in media representations of
climate change. These findings can also contribute to more measured considerations of climate
impacts and policy action at a critical juncture of international negotiations and everyday
decision-making associated with the causes and consequences of climate change. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Florida International University, |d 2015. |f (dpSobek) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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