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Spike in abuse to weather forecasters
Morning Report
English - May 29, 2023 20:36 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Weather forecasters from Europe and the US, to Australia and New Zealand, are reporting a spike in threats and abuse from conspiracy theorists convinced they and sometimes governments are controlling the weather.
The New Zealand forecaster Weather Watch has been dealing with a big increase in attacks like this.
It's chief executive Philip Duncan spoke with Craig McCulloch.