A new study in Nature Climate Change finds that the political debate about climate change is falling prey to an echo chamber. This has created a situation where the overwhelming scientific consensus on the issue can be ignored as a result of the the echoing of misinformation by denier sources.
The research "shows how the echo chamber can block progress toward a political resolution on climate change" as those who go to sources with a single perspective "may be under the impression that theirs is the dominant perspective," according to the lead author. This helps to explain some of the disparity between Congress and their constituents, something brought to light by Yale research, as well as the obvious disparity between the scientific community and those who claim there are plenty of dissenting scientists.
For a glimpse into the echo chamber, see the comments about this study on WUWT, which pretty much all sound the same.
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