Table 3. Summary of results obtained... | Emerald Publishing

Table 3.

Summary of results obtained through a survey on the perception of climate change at wantok moana

Definition	Expert definition	Average % correct matching	Most commonly matched with
Climate change	Change in global weather patterns: long-term variation in global weather patterns significantly increases in temperature and storm activity, considered a potential consequence of the greenhouse effect (Mastrandrea and Schneider, 2008)	83% of the respondents showed an understanding of the topic 17% of the respondents had no idea what climate change was	Changes in seasonal weather patterns (40%) Huge waves coming inland (14%) The level of the sea (13%)
Global warming	Global warming is an average increase in the Earth’s temperature, contributing to changes in global climate patterns (US EPA, 2009)	80% of the respondents showed a significant appreciation of the term 20% had no idea what the term meant	Cool, dry season these days (14%) Hot weather (12%) A rise in water level (12%)

Definition	Expert definition	Average % correct matching	Most commonly matched with
Climate change	Change in global weather patterns: long-term variation in global weather patterns significantly increases in temperature and storm activity, considered a potential consequence of the greenhouse effect (Mastrandrea and Schneider, 2008)	83% of the respondents showed an understanding of the topic 17% of the respondents had no idea what climate change was	Changes in seasonal weather patterns (40%)Huge waves coming inland (14%)The level of the sea (13%)
Global warming	Global warming is an average increase in the Earth’s temperature, contributing to changes in global climate patterns (US EPA, 2009)	80% of the respondents showed a significant appreciation of the term 20% had no idea what the term meant	Cool, dry season these days (14%)Hot weather (12%)A rise in water level (12%)