Does the public consider weather extremes (droughts, floods) as the result of human caused CC?
The explanation is there in the media, but on a very superficial level. There is a theoretical link, but people do not connect this theory to their daily choices and lifestyles. The feeling is that humans are rather victims of climate change than causes of it. · What share of population is considering global warming as beneficial for Hungary? The earlier mentioned public opinion survey[4] shows the impacts of climate change will be according to the public (in order of importance): desertification/droughts, disappearing seasonality in weather, natural disasters, more frequent extreme weather events, melting of icecaps and snow – so people all see the negative consequences. There are practically no such things as views that climate change will be beneficial for Hungary, or even if such theories exist, they are marginal, not visible to the general public. According to another survey[5], only 1 % thinks that climate change will not have any negative impacts. · Does the public know about Ky
