Only 18 percent of survey respondents strongly believe that climate change is real, human-caused and harmful.

Yes you read that correctly, it is all in this article on the Nature Conservancy webpage. And that goes along with what was discovered in June this year by the newspapers UK Guardian and Observer, which reported that:

The majority of the British public is still not convinced that climate change is caused by humans - and many others believe scientists are exaggerating the problem…

The Nature Conservancy story citing 18 percent, is citing the American Climate Values Survey (ACVS), conducted by the consulting group EcoAmerica It also found that political party affiliation is the single largest indicator as to whether people see climate change as a threat.

It seems it is all political, as there are some other fascinating tidbits. For example:

• Convinced it’s happening: 54 percent of Republicans, 90 percent of Democrats.
• Think that weather has gotten more severe: 44 percent of Republicans; 77 percent of Democrats.
• Noticed the climate changing: 54 percent of Republicans; 84 percent of Democrats.
• Trust Al Gore when he talks about global warming: 22 percent of Republicans; 71 percent of Democrats.
• Trust environmentalists who talk about global warming: 38 percent of Republicans; 71 percent of Democrats.
• Trust anyone who talks about global warming: 39 percent of Republicans; 75 percent of Democrats.