Professor J. Arbuckle published in article in volume 4 of npj Climate Action. Arbuckle authored the article "Global warming’s “Six Americas” among Iowa farmers: exploring differential attitudes towards climate change and agriculture" with Laurie W. Nowatzke. Nowatzke and Arbuckle both work for Iowa State's Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Their article explores variations in attitudes of 1,039 Iowa farmers towards climate change by utilizing the Six Americas Super Short Survey (SASSY), a four-item questionnaire that types individuals into six “types” based on their climate change beliefs and attitudes. The authors find that 22% of Iowa farmers aligned with the dismissive type, 20% were doubtful, 7% were disengaged, 23% were cautious, 16% were concerned, and 12% were alarmed.
"Global warming’s “Six Americas” among Iowa farmers: exploring differential attitudes towards climate change and agriculture"
Laurie W. Nowatzke and J. Gordon Arbuckle
npj Climate Action 4 https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00239-0.