It’s not often you here me say these words on air, but if ever there was a time to invoke the term, it’s now. “This is a climate emergency”. @CoveringClimate @ClimateCentral @jeffnesbit @mmfa https://t.co/GQI1Y6QyEx
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) June 7, 2021
The crack by the newscaster after the climate report, “I feel parched just talking about it,” is a formulaic non-response, unserious, quick dissociation/denial. “I’m so relieved that report is over, aren’t you?”