{"id":113012,"date":"2024-10-11T18:51:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T11:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113012"},"modified":"2024-10-11T18:51:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T11:51:50","slug":"its-mindblowing-us-meteorologists-face-death-threats-as-hurricane-conspiracies-surge-hurricane-milton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113012","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s mindblowing\u2019: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge | Hurricane Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Meteorologists tracking the advance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/hurricane-milton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Hurricane Milton<\/a> have been targeted by a deluge of conspiracy theories that they were controlling the weather, abuse and even death threats, amid what they say is an unprecedented surge in misinformation as two major hurricanes have hit the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A series of falsehoods and threats have swirled in the two weeks since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/hurricane-helene\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Hurricane Helene<\/a> tore through six states causing several hundred deaths, followed by Milton crashing into Florida on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The extent of the misinformation, which has been stoked by Donald Trump and his followers, has been such that it has stymied the ability to help hurricane-hit communities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/07\/hurricane-helene-trump-misinformation\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">according to the head<\/a> of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"2dea6cf4-7b5a-4559-91d8-4304cfcb0fa9\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:3,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Russia shares AI images of Hurricane Milton as disinformation abounds in US&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2dea6cf4-7b5a-4559-91d8-4304cfcb0fa9&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/10\/russia-ai-hurricane-milton-disinformation&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0,&quot;design&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Katie Nickolaou, a Michigan-based meteorologist, said that she and her colleagues have borne the brunt of much of these conspiracies, having received messages claiming there are category 6 hurricanes (there aren\u2019t), that meteorologists or the government are creating and directing hurricanes (they aren\u2019t) and even that scientists should be killed and radar equipment be demolished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cI\u2019ve never seen a storm garner so much misinformation, we have just been putting out fires of wrong information everywhere,\u201d Nickolaou said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cI have had a bunch of people saying I created and steered the hurricane, there are people assuming we control the weather. I have had to point out that a hurricane has the energy of 10,000 nuclear bombs and we can\u2019t hope to control that. But it\u2019s taken a turn to more violent rhetoric, especially with people saying those who created Milton should be killed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">One post aimed at Nickolaou said: \u201cStop the breathing of those that made them and their affiliates.\u201d She <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/weather_katie\/status\/1843836479103217844\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">responded<\/a>: \u201cMurdering meteorologists won\u2019t stop hurricanes. I can\u2019t believe I just had to type that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cPeople have called me a plethora of curse words, people telling me to shut up and sit down, people who think it\u2019s OK to take out Doppler radar because they think it is controlling the weather,\u201d Nickolaou said. \u201cIt is eating up a lot of work and free time to deal with all of this. It\u2019s very tiring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A wide range of misinformation has been spread as Helene and then Milton gathered pace in the Gulf of Mexico, such as claims spread by Trump that Fema had run out of cash for hurricane survivors because it has been given to illegal immigrants. Violent threats have also become common, with posts across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/tiktok\/tiktok-misinformation-about-hurricane-helene-has-spurred-calls-violence-against-fema\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">TikTok<\/a>, Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter), alleging that Fema workers should be beaten or \u201carrested or shot or hung on sight\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">More outlandishly, several of Trump\u2019s closest allies have baselessly asserted that the federal government is somehow controlling hurricanes. \u201cHurricane Helene was an ATTACK caused by Weather Manipulation,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/hurricanes\/hurricane-milton-grows-so-do-conspiracy-theories-falsely-attributing-hurricanes-weather\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">claimed<\/a> a video shared by Michael Flynn, a former national security advisor to Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cYes they can control the weather,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/07\/marjorie-taylor-greene-hurricane-helene\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a>, a far-right congresswoman, wrote on X last week. \u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can\u2019t be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">This steep rise in falsehoods has drawn a sharp response from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/joebiden\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Joe Biden<\/a>, who has blamed Trump for an \u201conslaught of lies\u201d and told the former president to \u201cget a life.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-13\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-10et71f\">\n<p class=\"dcr-rsfwa\">Sign up to <span>The Stakes \u2014 US Election Edition<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">The Guardian guides you through the chaos of a hugely consequential presidential election<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;the-stakes-us-election-edition&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;The Guardian guides you through the chaos of a hugely consequential presidential election&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-13\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cIt\u2019s beyond ridiculous,\u201d Biden said of the claims being made around weather control. \u201cIt\u2019s so stupid. It\u2019s got to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"0456a85f-82a3-48e0-b5d1-3465b446e9a0\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:15,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Trump and his allies are whipping up a whirlwind of lies about the hurricanes | Sidney Blumenthal&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;0456a85f-82a3-48e0-b5d1-3465b446e9a0&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2024\/oct\/10\/trump-hurricane-lies-conspiracy-theories&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0,&quot;design&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Although humans can worsen hurricanes by burning fossil fuels, creating a hotter ocean and atmosphere that gives hurricanes more energy, they cannot create, control or steer individual storms. Also, Fema\u2019s disaster relief fund for hurricane-hit communities is separate from and unaffected by the money spent on giving shelter to migrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">But for meteorologists, the experiences around Helene and Milton are just an extreme continuation of a trend where the public is increasingly getting its information from extremist figures online rather than experts, according to Chris Gloninger, a former TV meteorologist and climate scientist who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/jul\/16\/chris-gloninger-tv-weather-man-climate-crisis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">faced threats for talking about the climate crisis<\/a> during his forecasts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThe modern Republican party has an army of people who are on social media with huge followings who just disseminate this misinformation,\u201d Gloninger said. \u201cI\u2019m seeing my former colleagues getting threats, I\u2019m getting messages that we are steering hurricanes into red states. It\u2019s mindblowing, I\u2019ve never seen anything like this in any disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Gloninger said that meteorologists are \u201cgoing to reach a point of burnout. What other profession are people targeted for simply doing their job? All we are trying to do is protect life and property during extreme weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/11\/meteorologists-death-threats-hurricane-conspiracies-misinformation\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge of conspiracy theories that they were controlling the weather, abuse and even death threats, amid what they &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113012\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}