Marco Silva

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.

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.

Then, quite likely, you're perhaps less likely to put pressure on your politicians, on your own government, to take the action that is required to deal with climate change. So experts say that misinformation could effectively delay very, very important, very urgent action that is needed to tackle this problem.

Then, quite likely, you're perhaps less likely to put pressure on your politicians, on your own government, to take the action that is required to deal with climate change. So experts say that misinformation could effectively delay very, very important, very urgent action that is needed to tackle this problem.

Then, quite likely, you're perhaps less likely to put pressure on your politicians, on your own government, to take the action that is required to deal with climate change. So experts say that misinformation could effectively delay very, very important, very urgent action that is needed to tackle this problem.

Absolutely, absolutely. As I said, we've seen in a number of countries politicians embracing these narratives and sometimes also weaponising these narratives. Again, just to go back briefly to the example of Hurricanes Helen and Milton in the U.S.,

Absolutely, absolutely. As I said, we've seen in a number of countries politicians embracing these narratives and sometimes also weaponising these narratives. Again, just to go back briefly to the example of Hurricanes Helen and Milton in the U.S.,

Absolutely, absolutely. As I said, we've seen in a number of countries politicians embracing these narratives and sometimes also weaponising these narratives. Again, just to go back briefly to the example of Hurricanes Helen and Milton in the U.S.,

One of the claims, as I said, that the hurricanes had been engineered was that the hurricanes were being engineered to target specifically Republican-dominated states. Of course, the context of this claim was it was a very energetic campaign in the run-up to the US presidential election.

One of the claims, as I said, that the hurricanes had been engineered was that the hurricanes were being engineered to target specifically Republican-dominated states. Of course, the context of this claim was it was a very energetic campaign in the run-up to the US presidential election.

One of the claims, as I said, that the hurricanes had been engineered was that the hurricanes were being engineered to target specifically Republican-dominated states. Of course, the context of this claim was it was a very energetic campaign in the run-up to the US presidential election.

And so people who believe that these storms were engineered were saying the system is trying to target us, those who don't necessarily vote for the Democrats. Right.

And so people who believe that these storms were engineered were saying the system is trying to target us, those who don't necessarily vote for the Democrats. Right.

And so people who believe that these storms were engineered were saying the system is trying to target us, those who don't necessarily vote for the Democrats. Right.