Do students ages 13 to 18 believe global warming is naturally induced, human induced or both? How do teenagers develop their belief system with regard to climate change. The students in the senior elective Atmospheric Science at Marymount School of New York sought to answer these questions (and more) with the 2018 ​Global Survey on Youth Perspectives on Global Warming and Climate Change.

Over 700 students worldwide responded to the survey.

The general conclusions:
1. Most respondents believe that there is solid evidence that the average temperature on Earth has been increasing over the past century.
2. Most respondents state that scientific research or data, the Internet, and teachers influence personal beliefs on global warming and climate change.
3. Globally, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and warmer temperatures offer the best evidence that the Earth’s average temperature is increasing.
4. Approximately one-half of the respondents believe that the increase in the Earth’s temperature is due to both human activity and natural variations.

The final report and data analysis is available at: weather.marymountnyc.org