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Recent improvement and projected worsening of weather in the United States

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  • Patrick J. Egan

    (New York University)

  • Megan Mullin

    (Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University)

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Population-weighted analysis of US weather conditions shows that the nation’s weather has generally become more pleasant since 1974, possibly explaining the lack of broad public support for action on climate change; projections of future US weather indicate that conditions will probably worsen.

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  • Patrick J. Egan & Megan Mullin, 2016. "Recent improvement and projected worsening of weather in the United States," Nature, Nature, vol. 532(7599), pages 357-360, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:532:y:2016:i:7599:d:10.1038_nature17441
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17441
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    1. Sisco, Matthew R. & Bosetti, Valentina & Weber, Elke U., 2016. "Do Extreme Weather Events Generate Attention to Climate Change?," MITP: Mitigation, Innovation and Transformation Pathways 244330, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM).
    2. Matthew R. Sisco & Valentina Bosetti & Elke U. Weber, 2017. "When do extreme weather events generate attention to climate change?," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 143(1), pages 227-241, July.
    3. Frondel, Manuel & Simora, Michael & Sommer, Stephan, 2017. "Risk Perception of Climate Change: Empirical Evidence for Germany," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 173-183.
    4. Reisig, Dawson & Mullan, Katrina & Hansen, Andrew & Powell, Scott & Theobald, David & Ulrich, Rachel, 2021. "Natural amenities and low-density residential development: Magnitude and spatial scale of influences," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).
    5. Nguyen, Quynh & Malesky, Edmund, 2021. "Fish or steel? New evidence on the environment-economy trade-off in developing Vietnam," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 147(C).
    6. Muhammet A. Bas & Aseem Mahajan, 2020. "Contesting the climate," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 162(4), pages 1985-2002, October.

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