What Your TV Meteorologist Likely Thinks Of Climate Change

The vast majority of members of the American Meteorological Society agree that recent climate change stems at least in part from human causes, and the agreement has been growing significantly in the last five years. According to a new survey of AMS members, 67% say climate change over the last 50 years is mostly to entirely caused by human activity, and more than 4 in 5 (80%) respondents attributed at least some of the climate change to human activity. Roughly 5% said only natural processes were driving climate change. AMS is a broad body that represents expertise including Ph.D. holding scientists and professors (nearly 30%), operational weather forecasters, TV meteorologists, private company professionals, and so on. As such, the 67 to 80 percent number is going to vary from the oft-cited 97% number for climate scientists publishing on the topic or expressing an opinion.