Sager studies a PEW release on why belief in global warming has dropped in the US. An unusually cool summer in some parts of country is one suspect:
The effect is most prominent among low-education voters and those not strongly attached to a party identification. If someone has high education or is a committed partisan, on the other hand, the weather has little effect on their beliefs.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/11/opinions-change-with-the-weather/194543/
