Climate Change Made Florence a Monster--but Media Failed to Tell That Story

[egbertowillies]

That Hurricane Florence broke rainfall records for tropical storms in both North and South Carolina shouldn’t be surprising, as global climate change has increased extreme precipitation in all areas of the continental United States. One analysis released before the massive storm hit, by researchers at Stony Brook, Berkeley National Lab and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, projected that warming would cause Florence to bring twice as much rain compared to a similar storm with normal temperatures.

But news audiences were rarely informed about the contribution of human-caused climate disruption to the devastating storm, according to a study of hurricane coverage by Public Citizen. Less than 8 percent of Florence stories in the 50 top-circulation US newspapers (9/9–16/18) mentioned climate change—and only 4 percent of segments on major TV outlets.

https://egbertowillies.com/2018/09/24/climate-change-lorence-monster-media/

[theophilus]

1. Totally agree. I guess the rich and the corporate media have picked out a mystery

planet to live on when this one starts being unlivable. The idea of all of the worst problems being "at the end of the century" is bs. Things are getting worse quickly and once the methane lets go Whoa, Nellie!

[PaulX2]

2. No One Wants To Hear Their Gas Use

Is causing problems. No one wants to walk anywhere.

Business decision.