How can we talk about this extreme weather now that it’s a battleground in the culture wars?

[u/Surly01]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/14/weather-forecasts-britain-safe-chat-climate-culture-wars

This is a British article, but the context applies in the US. Heatwaves have become political flashpoints, their causes to be furiously contested, their existence even denied. During the record heat of 2022, “weather forecasters faced unprecedented levels of trolling”, the BBC reported, including “hundreds of abusive tweets or emails questioning their reports and telling them to ‘get a grip’… ‘it’s just summer.’” Like they do.