People's “beliefs are amplified more than truth and evidence-based science. And that is not a good situation to be in as a nation.”

-Former TV Meteorologist Chris Gloninger

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/08/nation/an-iowa-meteorologist-started-talking-about-climate-change-newscasts-then-came-harassment/?et_rid=1120135023&s_campaign=todaysheadlines:newsletter

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An Iowa meteorologist started talking about climate change on newscasts. Then came the harassment

Many meteorologists say it’s a reflection of a more hostile political landscape that has also affected workers in a variety of jobs previously seen as nonpartisan, including librarians, school board officials and election workers.

The Boston Globe