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  • Feb, 2011

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    Floods and Climate Change

    Q. Do you think the recent floods across Australia were linked to climate change or were they just a natural occurrence?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Linked to climate change 31% 42% 18% 68%
    Just a natural occurrence 59% 49% 76% 28%
    Don’t know 10% 9% 6% 4%

    31% believed that the recent floods were linked to climate change and 59% think they were just a natural occurrence.

    Those most likely to think they were a natural occurrence were aged 55+ (72%) and residents of Queensland (69%). Among those aged 18-34, 43% thought the floods were linked to climate change and 44% thought they were a natural occurrence.

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