This statistic shows the responses from members of the British public when they were asked "Do you think the weather that caused the recent flooding was or was not a result of climate change?" in reference to the flooding situation in the United Kingdom (UK), in the first months of 2014. People believing that the recent flooding was probably a result of climate change were, at 47 percent, in the majority. 14 percent of people said they didn't know.
Do you think the weather that caused the recent flooding was or was not a result of climate change?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
The flooding was probably a result of changing weather patterns due to climate change
47%
The flooding was probably nothing at all to do with climate change
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YouGov. (February 16, 2014). Do you think the weather that caused the recent flooding was or was not a result of climate change? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288912/uk-floods-public-opinion-on-climate-change-and-the-floods/
YouGov. "Do you think the weather that caused the recent flooding was or was not a result of climate change?." Chart. February 16, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288912/uk-floods-public-opinion-on-climate-change-and-the-floods/
YouGov. (2014). Do you think the weather that caused the recent flooding was or was not a result of climate change?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288912/uk-floods-public-opinion-on-climate-change-and-the-floods/
YouGov. "Do You Think The Weather That Caused The Recent Flooding Was or Was Not a Result of Climate Change?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288912/uk-floods-public-opinion-on-climate-change-and-the-floods/
YouGov, Do you think the weather that caused the recent flooding was or was not a result of climate change? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288912/uk-floods-public-opinion-on-climate-change-and-the-floods/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Do you think the weather that caused the recent flooding was or was not a result of climate change? [Graph], YouGov, February 16, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/288912/uk-floods-public-opinion-on-climate-change-and-the-floods/