Akeem. O. Odufowokan

Public Perception on Global Warming in Nigeria: a Case Study of Ijebu-ode Local Government Area of Ogun-state, Nigeria Akeem. O. Odufowokan

Climate change among other recent problems is gradually gaining momentum of consideration among worlds` power, developing and underdeveloped countries. It is generally believed that worlds` temperature has risen above normal as a result of gas emission from combustive pipes of machines, computer sets, fridges, motor cars, cooking gas, bush-burning by farmers and a host of other means of generating heat. Global warming before now had received little or no consideration from researchers even at a time when heat burnt off plants and farm lands. With the cumulative effects of the warm climate everywhere, researchers, journalists, psychologists and educationists shifted discussions towards the causes and effect of the Global Warming. This book therefore provides scientific explanation of the causes and public perception of Global Warming. It is believed that tension would be diffused from people and households by the time they go through the contents. It employed primary and secondary questionnaire gotten from Nigeria Metrological Station (NIMET) while Statistical mean, Simple percentage and T-test were combined for the analysis of Data collected. The findings revealed that temperature