"My heart raced, and I felt paralyzed,"
"They were saying, we're tired of this liberal agenda,"
"It should never be about politics, because this is a science that has the support of 99% of its academic community."
Chris Gloninger, a chief meteorologist in Des Moines, received a threatening email asking for his home address and referencing a high-profile attempted murder case, which prompted him to call police and relocate temporarily with his wife. Gloninger had championed making climate change a prominent part of weather coverage and tailored explanations to Iowa’s agricultural context and more skeptical audiences. After taking the job, he experienced escalating emails that politicized climate science and shifted from pushback to aggressive threats. Television weather forecasters have become visible targets amid a rise in online hate fueled by misinformation and conspiracies.
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