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Global Warming - Fact or Fiction

Last Updated: 12/15/09

Is global warming fact or fiction?

Some of the polls included in the average may be outdated since the latest poll for each of the pollsters are averaged in.

Pollster	Date	Fact: Human Activity	Fact: Natural Causes	Fact: Unsure	Not Warming
AVERAGE		41.3%	21.0%	6.0%	30.7%
Ipsos	12/3-6/09	43	24	-	28
CNN	12/2-3/09	45	23	-	31
Pew Research	9/30-10/4/09	36	16	6	33

Question Wording by Pollster

Ipsos

"You may have heard about the idea that the world's temperature may have been going up slowly over the past 100 years. What is your personal opinion on this? Do you think this has probably been happening, or do you think it probably has not been happening?"
If "Probably has"... "Do you believe that the earth is getting warmer mostly because of human activity such as burning fossil fuels, OR, mostly because of natural patterns in the earth's environment?" Source

CNN

"Which of the following statements comes closest to your view of global warming? Global warming is a proven fact and is mostly caused by emissions from cars and industrial facilities such as power plants and factories. Global warming is a proven fact and is mostly caused by natural changes that have nothing to do with emissions from cars and industrial facilities. Global warming is a theory that has not yet been proven."

Pew Research

"From what you've read and heard, is there solid evidence that the average temperature on earth has been getting warmer over the past few decades, or not?" If yes: "Do you believe that the earth is getting warmer mostly because of human activity such as burning fossil fuels, OR, mostly because of natural patterns in the earth's environment?"

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