Marco Silva

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.

who exactly is deploying these weapons, for what purpose they are being deployed. But what we do know is that very rarely there is any credible evidence to back such theories. Just how widespread are these views? You know what? It's rather difficult to quantify just how many people share these views.

who exactly is deploying these weapons, for what purpose they are being deployed. But what we do know is that very rarely there is any credible evidence to back such theories. Just how widespread are these views? You know what? It's rather difficult to quantify just how many people share these views.

who exactly is deploying these weapons, for what purpose they are being deployed. But what we do know is that very rarely there is any credible evidence to back such theories. Just how widespread are these views? You know what? It's rather difficult to quantify just how many people share these views.

What we do know is that whenever these extreme weather events happen and these claims go viral online, posts and videos making these claims are getting millions of views, right? You have millions of people literally engaging with this type of content. Now, some people might say, well, this is just social media being social media. It doesn't actually transpire to the offline world, as it were.

What we do know is that whenever these extreme weather events happen and these claims go viral online, posts and videos making these claims are getting millions of views, right? You have millions of people literally engaging with this type of content. Now, some people might say, well, this is just social media being social media. It doesn't actually transpire to the offline world, as it were.

What we do know is that whenever these extreme weather events happen and these claims go viral online, posts and videos making these claims are getting millions of views, right? You have millions of people literally engaging with this type of content. Now, some people might say, well, this is just social media being social media. It doesn't actually transpire to the offline world, as it were.

But we can see in a number of different countries that there are politicians, especially politicians who describe themselves as anti-establishment, politicians who will embrace these narratives, who will themselves platform some of these ideas. Chris, you're the BBC's weatherman.

But we can see in a number of different countries that there are politicians, especially politicians who describe themselves as anti-establishment, politicians who will embrace these narratives, who will themselves platform some of these ideas. Chris, you're the BBC's weatherman.

But we can see in a number of different countries that there are politicians, especially politicians who describe themselves as anti-establishment, politicians who will embrace these narratives, who will themselves platform some of these ideas. Chris, you're the BBC's weatherman.

Well, before I answer that, it's still worth pointing to Chris and say that colleagues like him, weather presenters, have been at the front line of experiencing the results of this misinformation. As a result of the misinformation that I'm describing here, colleagues like Chris are being harassed on social media. And this is not a preserve of the BBC.

Well, before I answer that, it's still worth pointing to Chris and say that colleagues like him, weather presenters, have been at the front line of experiencing the results of this misinformation. As a result of the misinformation that I'm describing here, colleagues like Chris are being harassed on social media. And this is not a preserve of the BBC.

Well, before I answer that, it's still worth pointing to Chris and say that colleagues like him, weather presenters, have been at the front line of experiencing the results of this misinformation. As a result of the misinformation that I'm describing here, colleagues like Chris are being harassed on social media. And this is not a preserve of the BBC.

Weather presenters all around the world have... have been reporting harassment and attacks by people on social media who say, you are lying to us about the real causes of the weather. The floods that we're seeing, the heat waves that we're seeing, they are not actually natural phenomena. They have been engineered.

Weather presenters all around the world have... have been reporting harassment and attacks by people on social media who say, you are lying to us about the real causes of the weather. The floods that we're seeing, the heat waves that we're seeing, they are not actually natural phenomena. They have been engineered.

Weather presenters all around the world have... have been reporting harassment and attacks by people on social media who say, you are lying to us about the real causes of the weather. The floods that we're seeing, the heat waves that we're seeing, they are not actually natural phenomena. They have been engineered.

So there is already that consequence of real-world harassment from people who share these beliefs. But also, there is a wider point here to be made, one that certainly many experts that I've spoken to make, that Because these narratives spread so widely, what could happen as a result is that urgent action that is required to deal with climate change is hindered, is delayed.

So there is already that consequence of real-world harassment from people who share these beliefs. But also, there is a wider point here to be made, one that certainly many experts that I've spoken to make, that Because these narratives spread so widely, what could happen as a result is that urgent action that is required to deal with climate change is hindered, is delayed.

So there is already that consequence of real-world harassment from people who share these beliefs. But also, there is a wider point here to be made, one that certainly many experts that I've spoken to make, that Because these narratives spread so widely, what could happen as a result is that urgent action that is required to deal with climate change is hindered, is delayed.

Because, let's face it, if you look at flash floods, if you look at many of the extreme events which scientists have conclusively linked to climate change and say... That's not to do with climate change. This is they, some amorphous entity that is controlling the weather.