Thomas D. Lowe|Katrina Brown|Suraje Dessai|Miguel de França Doria|Katharine Haynes|Katharine Vincent
Does tomorrow ever come? Disaster narrative and public perceptions of climate change
Tyndall Centre|University of East Anglia|Tyndall Centre|University of East Anglia|Tyndall Centre|University of East Anglia|Tyndall Centre|Macquarie University|University of East Anglia|Tyndall Centre
film day tomorrow depicts abrupt catastrophic transformation earths climate new ice age playing upon uncertainty surrounding possible north atlantic thermohaline circulation gulf stream shutdown paper investigates impact film peoples perception climate change survey filmgoers uk analysis focuses four issues likelihood extreme impacts concern climate change versus global problems motivation take action responsibility problem climate change finds seeing film least short term changed peoples attitudes viewers significantly concerned climate change environmental risks however film increased anxiety environmental risks viewers experienced difficulty distinguishing science fact dramatized science fiction belief likelihood extreme events result climate change actually reduced following film many viewers expressed strong motivation act climate change however although film may sensitized viewers motivated act public information action take mitigate climate change