Don't expect extreme weather to spur climate policy change
The Science of Politics
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The Local Warming Effect and Climate Change
People who are aware of climate change or supporting action on it are just more aware and more conscious of these extreme weather events that are happening. So the studies that actually look at climate or weather or climactic events in your area don't show a strong evidence of a relationship, is that right? Yeah, we see mixed results. One of the strongest effects that we do see other researchers have called the local warming effect where during periods where it is hotter than usual in a particular place, people are more likely to say they're concerned about climate change.
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