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    • Data Visualization
    • Science Communication

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    • Data visualizations are crucial for communicating climate change evidence and driving action.
    • Understanding how to best present complex climate data to diverse audiences is essential.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how data visualizations can be optimized for communicating climate change complexities to different audiences.
    • To explore the differences in message interpretation and sensemaking between experts and laypersons.

    Main Methods:

    • Conducted interviews with 17 experts (climate change, data visualization, science communication) and 12 laypersons.
    • Analyzed participant responses regarding climate change communication and exemplary data visualizations.
    • Employed thematic analysis to identify patterns in message content, length, and abstraction.

    Main Results:

    • Observed significant differences in message content, length, and abstraction between expert and layperson groups.
    • Experts tended to formulate shorter, more abstract messages focused on high-level conclusions.
    • Laypersons' sensemaking processes differed, suggesting a need for varied communication strategies.

    Conclusions:

    • Tailoring visualization content and complexity to audience needs is critical for effective climate change communication.
    • Design decisions must balance simplification with accuracy, especially for news media targeting lay audiences.
    • Techniques to enhance visualization attractiveness are important for audience engagement.