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Images that people easily understand

In an online survey of 3000 people that formed part of the Climate Visuals research, people were asked to rate images according to how well they understood them. The images in this gallery were either tested in our research, and were easily understood, or are similar to the tested images, are are therefore likely to be received in a similar way.

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  • Flood plain tree planting⠀ Our research found that showing people pro-actively engaging with ways of building resilience to climate change, is likely to produce a positive emotional reaction among viewers.⠀ ⠀ WHAT IT SHOWS: Mother and young son attend Snoqualmie Tribe Barfuse floodplain planting event Saturday February 22 2020⠀ ⠀ Principles: Tell new stories⠀ Show local (but serious) climate impacts⠀ ⠀ Photo Credit: @KingCountyParks⠀ ⠀ #climatesolutions #solutions #climatechange #floodplain #restoration #treeplanting #tree #climateresilience #communityproject #community⠀ ⠀ https://buff.ly/2UtwaaM

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