The above map, from a recent New York Times article, reveals that most Americans believe in global warming, but few believe it will matter for them personally. The Tipping Points project aims to make the map on the right look more like the one on the left. It helps people understand how long-term, global climate changes influence local communities, and in turn their lives, and the lives of their ancestors or descendants. It turns climate change from an abstraction to a tangible force in people's lives.
Articles on the Tipping Points site use big climate data to explain how past, present, and future climate changes have affected, are affecting, or will affect communities around the world. Every article explains: 1) how global climate trends influence local environments; 2) how we know, and; 3) the consequences for local communities and people.
Narratives resonate with people, which is why we think that our articles can be more influential than visualizations. Nevertheless, the Tipping Points site also features a list of the tools our contributors use to write their articles. Any visitors to the site can use these tools to figure out how climate change could matter to them.
Articles on the Tipping Points site use big climate data to explain how past, present, and future climate changes have affected, are affecting, or will affect communities around the world. Every article explains: 1) how global climate trends influence local environments; 2) how we know, and; 3) the consequences for local communities and people.
Narratives resonate with people, which is why we think that our articles can be more influential than visualizations. Nevertheless, the Tipping Points site also features a list of the tools our contributors use to write their articles. Any visitors to the site can use these tools to figure out how climate change could matter to them.