1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgAnna Faheyhttps://www.sightline.org/profile/anna-fahey/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7KeqxjxUQP"><a href="https://www.sightline.org/2011/08/04/public-opinion-on-climate-and-weather/">Public Opinion on Climate and Weather</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sightline.org/2011/08/04/public-opinion-on-climate-and-weather/embed/#?secret=7KeqxjxUQP" width="600" height="338" title="“Public Opinion on Climate and Weather” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="7KeqxjxUQP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hot-day-thermometer-Flickr-tswartz-creative-commons.jpg574640In late July, nearly half of the US population was under a heat advisory and more than 220 heat records were broken. It's estimated that at least 22 deaths were heat related. In Canada, temperature records were broken in two dozen cities across Ontario and Quebec on Thursday, including the hottest ever July temperature in Toronto, at 100.2F (37.9C). Based on the available data, neither the 2011 heat wave nor recent disastrous flooding, wildfires, or drought can be blamed directly or solely on climate change. But we do know that a large and growing body of scientific evidence suggests that droughts, floods, and heat waves are likely to become more frequent and more intense. The climate science on that score is clear. Suffice it to say that physical science is far clearer than political science, especially when it comes to measuring popular attitudes and beliefs!