Larry Bell, Contributor I write about climate, energy,
environmental and space policy issues. Page 3 of 3 A 2010 survey
of media broadcast meteorologists conducted by the George Mason
University Center for Climate Change Communication found that
63% of 571 who responded believe global warming is mostly caused
by natural, not human, causes. Those polled included members of
the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the National
Weather Association. A more recent 2012 survey published by the
AMS found that only one in four respondents agreed with UN
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change claims that humans are
primarily responsible for recent warming. And while 89% believe
that global warming is occurring, only 30% said they were very
worried. A March 2008 canvas of 51,000 Canadian scientists with
the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and
Geophysics of Alberta (APEGGA) found that although 99% of 1,077
replies believe climate is changing, 68% disagreed with the
statement that “…the debate o