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NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt called strange daily weather "the visceral experience of climate" for people. Earlier versions of the Michigan and Muhlenberg survey showed that Americans' belief in global warming peaked in December 2008 with 72 percent. In the most recent survey, 78 percent of Democrats, 55 percent of independents and 47 percent of Republicans said they thought there was "solid evidence" of climate change. Of those who didn't believe climate change was occurring, 81 percent thought that scientists were overstating the evidence for their own interest. The survey of 887 people has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. The findings are similar to other recent polls, including a 2010 AP-Stanford University Poll showing 3 out of 4 Americans thought global temperatures were going up, said Stanford poll chief Jon Krosnick. That survey, too, indicated local weather affected people's views about climate change. ___ Online: Survey posted on Brookings Institution website:
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