Marco Silva

It's a very good question and certainly one that shows how those beliefs can defy logic. So one thing that I've noticed as part of my job covering climate change, mis- and disinformation is that Every time these extreme weather events happen, be it heat waves, floods, hurricanes, you name it, there will always be an explosion of misinformation online.

It's a very good question and certainly one that shows how those beliefs can defy logic. So one thing that I've noticed as part of my job covering climate change, mis- and disinformation is that Every time these extreme weather events happen, be it heat waves, floods, hurricanes, you name it, there will always be an explosion of misinformation online.

It's a very good question and certainly one that shows how those beliefs can defy logic. So one thing that I've noticed as part of my job covering climate change, mis- and disinformation is that Every time these extreme weather events happen, be it heat waves, floods, hurricanes, you name it, there will always be an explosion of misinformation online.

Of course, by misinformation, I mean false and misleading claims being made about these events. And that misinformation can be focused not only on people. the political response, for example, the aid relief, but also, perhaps more importantly to me, the causes of those events.

Of course, by misinformation, I mean false and misleading claims being made about these events. And that misinformation can be focused not only on people. the political response, for example, the aid relief, but also, perhaps more importantly to me, the causes of those events.

Of course, by misinformation, I mean false and misleading claims being made about these events. And that misinformation can be focused not only on people. the political response, for example, the aid relief, but also, perhaps more importantly to me, the causes of those events.

Now, as we heard Greer say there, attribution, linking specific extreme weather events to climate change, requires quite a lot of scientific work, is difficult, right? But we can say for sure that many extreme weather events are indeed being made more likely, more intense by climate change. What some people say online is that they look at these facts and they dismiss them outright.

Now, as we heard Greer say there, attribution, linking specific extreme weather events to climate change, requires quite a lot of scientific work, is difficult, right? But we can say for sure that many extreme weather events are indeed being made more likely, more intense by climate change. What some people say online is that they look at these facts and they dismiss them outright.

Now, as we heard Greer say there, attribution, linking specific extreme weather events to climate change, requires quite a lot of scientific work, is difficult, right? But we can say for sure that many extreme weather events are indeed being made more likely, more intense by climate change. What some people say online is that they look at these facts and they dismiss them outright.

They look at these extreme weather events and say, this has nothing to do with climate change. Climate change is a scam. Climate change is a hoax. And instead, I've seen increasing numbers of people turning to often conspiracy theories, to try and make sense of these rather dramatic scenes. And there are some egregious examples of that, aren't there? Absolutely, absolutely.

They look at these extreme weather events and say, this has nothing to do with climate change. Climate change is a scam. Climate change is a hoax. And instead, I've seen increasing numbers of people turning to often conspiracy theories, to try and make sense of these rather dramatic scenes. And there are some egregious examples of that, aren't there? Absolutely, absolutely.

They look at these extreme weather events and say, this has nothing to do with climate change. Climate change is a scam. Climate change is a hoax. And instead, I've seen increasing numbers of people turning to often conspiracy theories, to try and make sense of these rather dramatic scenes. And there are some egregious examples of that, aren't there? Absolutely, absolutely.

I've been telling my colleagues that for the last year, most of my time has been spent covering extreme weather events, where indeed people turn to conspiracy theories to make sense of what happened. The

I've been telling my colleagues that for the last year, most of my time has been spent covering extreme weather events, where indeed people turn to conspiracy theories to make sense of what happened. The

I've been telling my colleagues that for the last year, most of my time has been spent covering extreme weather events, where indeed people turn to conspiracy theories to make sense of what happened. The

Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the US were one good example, with people suggesting online, wrongly, without any shred of evidence, that these hurricanes, these storms had been engineered into existence. Now, there's no technology available to humankind that allows us to create or control hurricanes, but still those beliefs were there.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the US were one good example, with people suggesting online, wrongly, without any shred of evidence, that these hurricanes, these storms had been engineered into existence. Now, there's no technology available to humankind that allows us to create or control hurricanes, but still those beliefs were there.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the US were one good example, with people suggesting online, wrongly, without any shred of evidence, that these hurricanes, these storms had been engineered into existence. Now, there's no technology available to humankind that allows us to create or control hurricanes, but still those beliefs were there.

More recently, in Spain, when flash floods hit the region of Valencia, there too, there were allegations that weather weapons had supposedly been used to create this storm. Again, there is no evidence to suggest that is the case. And even among the numbers of people who are making these claims, there isn't always consistency about weather.

More recently, in Spain, when flash floods hit the region of Valencia, there too, there were allegations that weather weapons had supposedly been used to create this storm. Again, there is no evidence to suggest that is the case. And even among the numbers of people who are making these claims, there isn't always consistency about weather.