How concerning is Lucifer? Insights from an experimental study of public responses to heat event naming in England and Italy
Abstract Summer 2023 saw record high temperatures across several European countries with these heat events being unofficially dubbed Cerberus and Charon. This has led to discussion about whether naming severe heat events is an effective way to convey the risks posed. In online experiments with regio...
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| description | Abstract Summer 2023 saw record high temperatures across several European countries with these heat events being unofficially dubbed Cerberus and Charon. This has led to discussion about whether naming severe heat events is an effective way to convey the risks posed. In online experiments with regionally representative sample of members of the public in England and Italy, we assessed the effect of giving a heat event a mythological, non‐mythological or no name on anticipated severity, concern, trust/confidence and behavioural intention. We find that while naming alone does not have a strong effect on anticipated response to severe heat events in either country, going against the established trend of using mythological names in Italy could diminish concern. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e99becd3c0348fb9b80c6825cf12dcd2025-08-20T01:57:32ZengWileyMeteorological Applications1350-48271469-80802024-11-01316n/an/a10.1002/met.70017How concerning is Lucifer? Insights from an experimental study of public responses to heat event naming in England and ItalyBarbara Summers0Andrea Taylor1Pietro Bellomo2Suraje Dessai3Centre for Decision Research Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds Leeds UKCentre for Decision Research Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds Leeds UKSchool of Geography University of Leeds Leeds UKSustainability Research Institute, School for Earth and Environment University of Leeds Leeds UKAbstract Summer 2023 saw record high temperatures across several European countries with these heat events being unofficially dubbed Cerberus and Charon. This has led to discussion about whether naming severe heat events is an effective way to convey the risks posed. In online experiments with regionally representative sample of members of the public in England and Italy, we assessed the effect of giving a heat event a mythological, non‐mythological or no name on anticipated severity, concern, trust/confidence and behavioural intention. We find that while naming alone does not have a strong effect on anticipated response to severe heat events in either country, going against the established trend of using mythological names in Italy could diminish concern.https://doi.org/10.1002/met.70017Europeheatwavesweather event namingweather risk communicationweather warnings |
| spellingShingle | Barbara Summers Andrea Taylor Pietro Bellomo Suraje Dessai How concerning is Lucifer? Insights from an experimental study of public responses to heat event naming in England and Italy Meteorological Applications Europe heatwaves weather event naming weather risk communication weather warnings |
| title | How concerning is Lucifer? Insights from an experimental study of public responses to heat event naming in England and Italy |
| title_full | How concerning is Lucifer? Insights from an experimental study of public responses to heat event naming in England and Italy |
| title_fullStr | How concerning is Lucifer? Insights from an experimental study of public responses to heat event naming in England and Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | How concerning is Lucifer? Insights from an experimental study of public responses to heat event naming in England and Italy |
| title_short | How concerning is Lucifer? Insights from an experimental study of public responses to heat event naming in England and Italy |
| title_sort | how concerning is lucifer insights from an experimental study of public responses to heat event naming in england and italy |
| topic | Europe heatwaves weather event naming weather risk communication weather warnings |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/met.70017 |
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