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Climate Change & Pop Culture. By Nadine Defensor. What is Climate Change ?. change in the distribution of weather patterns over periods of time. What is Pop Culture ?.
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Climate Change & Pop Culture By Nadine Defensor
What is Climate Change? change in the distribution of weather patterns over periods of time
What is Pop Culture ? lifestyle and items that are well known and generally accepted cultural patterns that are widespread within a population
How do they collide? Portrayal Exposure Popularity Rapid acceptance of climate change views in popular culture than scientific studies on global warming
Common Misconceptions in the media • Temperature’s rapid rising rate • GW causes extreme weather patterns • Pollution, toxic chemicals and nuclear power causes Climate change • The role of Carbon dioxide • Anthropogenic v. Natural activity
Does popular media help or hurt the issue of climate change?
Works Cited • http://www.pedestrian.tv/pop-culture/news/nicole-trunfio-and-friends-strip-for-climate-chang/3433.htm • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZjsJdokC0s • http://cires.colorado.edu/education/outreach/climateCommunication/CC%20Misconceptions%20Handout.pdf • http://www.politicsandcurrentaffairs.co.uk/Forum/peak-oil-economics-environment/49529-climate-change-new-pop.html • http://articles.cnn.com/2005-04-08/tech/earth.pop.culture_1_climate-change-climate-scientists-warming/3?_s=PM:TECH • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_popular_culture • http://www.elmhurst.edu/~richs/EC/102/GalleryWalkProjects/Example2.pdf • http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=12455&tid=282&cid=10149 • http://www.suite101.com/content/climate-change-misconceptions-a48662