美国民众认为极端天气暗示世界末日将至
<p></p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Superstorm">Superstorm</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Superstorm">Superstorm</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Religion">Religion</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Religion">Religion</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="disagreement">disagreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> (60 <span word="percent">percent</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="evangelical">evangelical</span> <span word="Protestants">Protestants</span> (65 <span word="percent">percent</span>) <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> (65 <span word="percent">percent</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="evangelical">evangelical</span> <span word="Protestants">Protestants</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="end">end</span> <span word="times">times</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>.</p><p><span word="Overall">Overall</span>, 36 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> 63 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="PRRI">PRRI</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Cox">Cox</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> - <span word="including">including</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="Protestants">Protestants</span> - <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> (<span word="end">end</span> <span word="times">times</span>) <span word="would">would</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="about">about</span>," <span word="Cox">Cox</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Politics">Politics</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="perceptions">perceptions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="independents">independents</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>.</p>
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