with Peter Sinclair
.@alroker explains the 2017 State of the Climate report which says 2017 was…
-Warmest non-El Niño year on record
-3rd warmest year overall
-Last 4 years have been warmest on record pic.twitter.com/Wk7NaPKHT9— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 3, 2018
In a summer of climate fueled disasters, news reports connecting fires, droughts, floods and other extremes with climate change have been sparse. Here are a few recent bright spots.
Much thanks to Anne Thompson (@annenbcnews) for her efforts to bring mainstream network news coverage to climate change and its impacts. We owe her and @NBCNightlyNews our thanks.
Hey @CBSNews & @ABC News: Are you watching?
— Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) August 8, 2018
Climate coverage is one reason why so many folks now rely on comedians for news.
August 9, 2018 at 9:20 am
Looking like a widespread disease: CCDD
August 9, 2018 at 9:43 am
All naturally…
August 9, 2018 at 11:42 am
This is what I call decent climate coverage:
=> State of the climate: 2018 set to be fourth warmest year despite cooler start
(Keep in mind that the 1979-2000 period was already 0.55°C warmer than pre-industrial temperatures)
August 9, 2018 at 8:05 pm
Media Matters study showed EXACTLY ONE mention of climate change during 127 pieces on heat waves, wildfires, etc. Can’t get much worse than that.
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/07/12/Major-broadcast-TV-networks-mentioned-climate-change-just-once-during-two-weeks-of-heat-wa/220651
August 10, 2018 at 9:57 am
Some progress at social media:
YouTube Is Fighting Back Against Climate Misinformation
The company is trying to combat scientific misinformation on its platform. Wikipedia has been helping the streaming platform describe topics like global warming, the MMR vaccine, and UFOs.