Chinese Attitudes on Environmental Pollution Reported

A recent Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Project report on the survey, Environmental Concerns on the Rise in China, found that fear of water and air pollution is growing among the Chinese. In 2012, 36% of Chinese said that air pollution was a "very big problem" and in 2013 that number grew to 47% of the respondents. Regarding water pollution in 2012, 33% of respondents said that it was a "very big problem" while in 2013, 40% said the same. This represents a one-year increase of 23% and 18% respectively in Chinese attitudes about air and water pollution.

This report is based on the 2013 Spring Pew Global Attitudes Survey administered in face-to-face interviews of 3,226 Chinese adults from March 4 to April 2, 2013. The sample was taken from 12 cities, 12 towns, and 12 villages in east, west and central China. 

themostsearched.org offers several teaching tools on environmental matters and attitudes about the environment, including "Attitudes about Global Warming in the United States", "Visual Understanding Environment" , and "Contamination and Pollution."

Read more: 
http://www.pewresearch.org/
http://www.pewglobal.org/
http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/09/19/environmental-concerns-on-the-rise-in-china/
http://www.pewglobal.org/files/2013/09/Pew-Global-Attitudes-Project-China-Report-FINAL-9-19-132.pdf

themostsearched.org resources:
http://themostsearched.org/resource/3430
http://themostsearched.org/resource/3148
http://themostsearched.org/resource/2931

U.S. Drought Worst Since Dust Bowl

The drought currently overwhelming much of the U.S. ranks among the worst in American history and is the worst since the Dust Bowl.  Since 1999, the National Drought Mitigation Center has tracked the spread and intensity of droughts, and according to the center, 11 states possess regions with an "exceptional drought," characterized as resulting in "widespread crop losses," and water emergencies.  The "exceptional drought" category is the center's most extreme classification.  CNN provides an animated map to display the growth of the drought, which is now entering its eight month.  The expansive region experiencing the seriously low water levels covers land throughout the South, Midwest and West. Additionally, the NOAA's most recent projections paint a picture of a clear and swift recovery in the near future.