Midwest Weather Newsies Fear Backlash When Advocating Climate Change

Top photo explanation & education . . . Weather news hottie Yanet can make any kind of politicized claims she likes!!!

But I digress . . . 

Actually . . . 

In Kansas City some of the most celebrated weather newsies are climate change deniers. 

Kansas State Senator & former local weather dude regularly disputes the "climate change narrative" in his social media posts. 

And . . . 

Last year . . . Beloved former Kansas City weather dude Gary Lezak toyed with the idea that a warmer climate isn't so bad after all. 

Here's public radio reporting on the adventures of weather newsies who don't seem like any fun at all:

"Meteorologists and climatologists often have a tough job explaining climate change to the public, especially in places where audiences may be more skeptical of the science. In the Midwest and Great Plains, strong resistance has pushed some out of the field. "

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Midwest weather experts want to talk about climate change, but they face pushback and threats

Chris Gloninger was excited to start his new job as chief meteorologist at KCCI, a TV station in Des Moines, when he moved to Iowa in 2021.