natural disasters and weather / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Data from the World Risk Poll show that Southeast Asia excels in disaster preparedness and early warnings compared with other regions. /poll/648242/southeast-asia-feels-prepared-disasters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/648242/southeast-asia-feels-prepared-disasters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:01:00 GMT Data from the 2024 World Risk Poll Resilience Report show that most people who experience disasters are warned beforehand, but there is a long way to go to achieve the U.N.'s goal of "Early Warnings for All." /poll/645824/early-warnings-disasters-world-improving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/645824/early-warnings-disasters-world-improving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:01:00 GMT One in three U.S. adults say they have been personally affected by an extreme weather event in the past two years. These victims express greater concern about climate change. /poll/391508/extreme-weather-affected-one-three-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/391508/extreme-weather-affected-one-three-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:00:00 GMT January marks 42 years from a record cold snap that brought unprecedented snow to Miami and created hardships for one in three Americans. /vault/201827/gallup-vault-icy-blast-past.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /vault/201827/gallup-vault-icy-blast-past.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:00:00 GMT Nearly two in three Americans say this winter has been an unusually warm one for them and are most likely to attribute the warmer temperatures to climate change. /poll/206177/nearly-two-three-say-winter-warmer-year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/206177/nearly-two-three-say-winter-warmer-year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 16 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMT Most Americans say this winter was warmer than usual, in sharp contrast to the 51% in 2015 who said last winter was colder. Of those who say this winter was warmer, more attribute this to climate change than to natural variation. /poll/189920/americans-attribute-warm-winter-weather-climate-change.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/189920/americans-attribute-warm-winter-weather-climate-change.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:00:00 GMT Half of Americans say they have had a colder-than-usual winter, while 18% say it has been warmer than usual. Those experiencing a colder winter attribute it more to normal temperature variations than to climate change. /poll/181907/fewer-americans-say-winter-colder-usual.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/181907/fewer-americans-say-winter-colder-usual.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 11 Mar 2015 19:00:00 GMT Americans are most satisfied with the federal government's work in responding to natural disasters (75%) and with national parks (68%). They are least satisfied with its handling of the nation's finances (14%) and poverty (19%). /poll/163487/americans-praise-gov-work-natural-disasters-parks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/163487/americans-praise-gov-work-natural-disasters-parks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:00:00 GMT