Title

Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate‐change Denial by Proxy

Summary

The paper highlights the disconnect between the scientific consensus on anthropogenic global warming (AGW) and public opinion, noting that internet blogs have worsened this gap by spreading misinformation. Polar bears have become a focal point for climate change deniers, who downplay evidence of Arctic sea-ice loss and polar bear vulnerability. The paper suggests that to address this misinformation and narrow the consensus gap, scientists must actively engage with the public through media and blogs.

 

َAuthor

Harvey, J. A., van den Berg, D., Ellers, J., Kampen, R., Crowther, T. W., Roessingh, P., Mann, M. E.

Year

2018

َThematic Area

Climate Change

Topic

Climate change and Rumors

Country

Global

Region

Global

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Diffusion

Place Published

APA 7th End Text Citation

Harvey, J. A., van den Berg, D., Ellers, J., Kampen, R., Crowther, T. W., Roessingh, P., Mann, M. E. (2018). Internet blogs, polar bears, and climate‐change Denial by Proxy. BioScience, 68(4), 281– 287. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy033