Florida has become the epicenter of the global warming debate.
Or so it seems as a new survey finds that most Floridians are convinced that global warming is happening now – and officialdom should be doing more to deal with it.
The survey, conducted by researchers at Yale University and the University of Miami, polled 1,077 adults from May 1 to May 19.
Key findings:
-- 71 percent of Floridians are convinced that global warming is for real;
-- 55 percent think global warming is caused mainly by human activities; 13 percent think it is caused equally by humans and natural changes;
-- 65 percent believe that global warming is already having or will have dangerous impacts within the next 10 years;
-- 69 percent believe that parts of the state’s coasts may need to be abandoned due to rising sea levels over the next 50 years;
-- 80 percent think global warming will cause worse storms, hurricanes and tornadoes, as well as droughts and water shortages;
