Sunday, October 13, 2024

‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge | Hurricane Milton | The Guardian

The extent of the misinformation, which has been stoked by Donald Trump and his followers, has been such that it has stymied the ability to help hurricane-hit communities, according to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema).

Katie Nickolaou, a Michigan-based meteorologist, said that she and her colleagues have borne the brunt of much of these conspiracies, having received messages claiming there are category 6 hurricanes (there aren't), that meteorologists or the government are creating and directing hurricanes (they aren't) and even that scientists should be killed and radar equipment be demolished...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/11/meteorologists-death-threats-hurricane-conspiracies-misinformation


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