{"id":274304,"date":"2023-08-18T15:28:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=274304"},"modified":"2023-08-18T15:28:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:28:27","slug":"new-study-people-distressed-anxious-about-climate-have-less-climate-specific-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=274304","title":{"rendered":"New Study: People Distressed, Anxious About Climate Have Less \u2018Climate-Specific Knowledge\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By\u00a0Kenneth Richard<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/em>17. August 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe degree of one\u2019s emotions varies inversely with one\u2019s knowledge of the facts, the less you know the hotter you get.\u201d \u2013 Bertrand Russell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per a\u00a0new study<\/a><\/strong>, people who are less knowledgeable about the climate and environment are more likely to experience climate change anxiety (e.g., \u201cI find myself crying because of climate change\u201d) and distress compared to those more climatically, environmentally knowledgeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversely, people who are more knowledgeable about the climate and environment experience less anxiety and distress about climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image Source:\u00a0Zacher and Rudolph, 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n