Today is Saturday, October 16th.

Climate change has become one of the most divisive political issues facing America.

It did not used to be this way, though.

Gallup surveys show in the late 90s about half of both Republicans and Democrats

believed we were already seeing the effects of global warming

and many in both parties also blamed human activity.

But opinions have become more and more divided over the last two decades.

So what happened?

We're talking about it with renowned climate scientist Catherine Hayho.

She says it was her faith as an evangelical Christian that first inspired her

to focus on climate change as a career.

And later to write the new book, Saving Us,

a climate scientist's case for hope and healing in a divided world.

Hayho is also a professor at Texas Tech University,

the chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy,

and the host of the PBS Digital Series Global Weirdering.

She's been named one of Times 100 Most Influential People,

the United Nations Champion of the Environment,

and the World Evangelical Alliance's Climate Ambassador.

She doesn't shy away from saying climate change is real,

but she also focuses on finding common ground

and causing all political parties to pitch in with possible solutions.

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