According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released today,
(Oct. 2) - Most Americans rule out either a deliberate act of God or the effect of global warming as direct causes of the recent Gulf Coast hurricanes.
Just under a quarter in this ABC News/Washington Post poll see the hurricanes as "a deliberate act" of God; two-thirds instead see them as an occurrence on God's Earth, but not a deliberate act on God's part. (The rest have no opinion, or don't believe in God.)
Separately, 54 percent think that the severity of recent hurricanes mainly reflects "severe weather events that happen from time to time," rather than the effects of global climate change. Just under four in 10 think climate change is mainly to blame.
That's not to say most people doubt global warming; 56 percent are convinced it's under way. It's just that fewer are persuaded that it has increased hurricane severity.
For whatever reason, ABC News' website (see link above) chose this headline for its article on the poll results:
Most Say God Was Not Factor in Hurricanes
An interesting spin, since the news about the hurricanes has hardly been dominated with a religious debate; rather, the main focus of debate has been scientific--whether or not global warming is responsible for Katrina and Rita. ABC News does, in its subheading, say
A New ABC News/Washington Post Poll Shows Majority of Americans Don't Blame Hurricanes on God or Global Warming
Why the main headline writer focuses on the religious, rather than scientific angle, of the story would make for an interesting discussion of its own.
How many years experience do you have at the entry level? If more than 2-3, I don't think ainksg for a 20% salary bump is out of line. It is hard to answer you not knowing more specifics. With environmental geology, salaries are a lot more locally influenced.
Posted by: Tiffany | March 05, 2013 at 03:55 AM
Reblogged this on and commented:Often times doing the right thing for ourvslees is the same as doing the right thing for our environment, I think God made it that way. He knew we needed an Earth to live, & knew that we'd want to live. I'm a believer that my HP wants the best for me & that nature also is ruled by him, we are equal to it, not above it. The symbiotic relationship of nature & humanity runs deep. One of my favorite controversial books on the subject is The Secret in the Soil, check it out if you're interested in the science of nature (it's explained in pretty lay terms so don't be intimidated, it's meant to be enjoyable reading that also educates, or at least I find it as such). I hope you enjoy these pictures I'm re-blogging, they're educational & also simply & poignantly beautiful.
Posted by: Anair | March 03, 2013 at 08:00 PM