A Summer of Disasters and Disinformation:

The scenes
are simply devastating. Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has killed
more than 1,100 people and destroyed millions of acres of crops. One
third of the country stands underwater following a monster monsoon ten times heavier than usual. More than 6.4 million need aid.

Pakistan’s misery is just the latest climate disaster in a year that has seen record heatwaves, drought, storms and wildfires
around the world. This is what our changing climate has in store for
more and more people as the atmosphere heats up. Yet still there are
those seeking to delay action.

This is nothing new. Decades of denialism
by the fossil fuel industry have left their mark on a die-hard minority
of climate change deniers. Aggressive efforts to sow doubt have eroded
trust in climate science, and even facts in general. COVID showed us just how scarily widespread this is.

A Summer of Disasters and Disinformation: The scenes
are simply devastating. Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has killed
more than 1,100 people and destroyed millions of acres of crops. One
third of the country stands underwater following a monster monsoon ten times heavier than usual. More than 6.4 million need aid.Pakistan’s misery is just the latest climate disaster in a year that has seen record heatwaves, drought, storms and wildfires
around the world. This is what our changing climate has in store for
more and more people as the atmosphere heats up. Yet still there are
those seeking to delay action.This is nothing new. Decades of denialism
by the fossil fuel industry have left their mark on a die-hard minority
of climate change deniers. Aggressive efforts to sow doubt have eroded
trust in climate science, and even facts in general. COVID showed us just how scarily widespread this is.Read More