BBC Try To Wriggle Out Of Extreme Weather Claims
Mon 4:05 pm +00:00, 13 Jan 2025 2By Paul Homewood
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg8dg3ke40o
You will recall this BBC article last month, which claimed in the opening paragraph:
Climate change has brought record-breaking heat this year, and with it extreme weather, from hurricanes to month-long droughts.
The report then went on to list a series of bad weather events, but failed to provide any evidence that these were anything other than natural events which happen all the time. Nor any evidence that such events have been getting more frequent or extreme over time.
I submitted a complaint, and have just received this response:
In the body of the article, Esme Stallard, BBC’s climate and science reporter, cites the findings of the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group who’s new research shows that people around the world experienced an additional 41 days of dangerous heat due to climate change.
Overall, as highlighted in the headline, the article reviews a year of extreme weather that impacted billions, contextualizing the listed events where climate change is not specifically mentioned.
In short, they have tried to wriggle out by claiming that they never said the events were linked to climate change!
This is of course contradicted by that opening paragraph, which said climate change had brought extreme weather, including hurricanes and droughts!
I have now resubmitted my complaint to Stage 2.
But it is obviously significant that they are struggling to find any evidence to back up their claim.
Pete, I’m delighted you brought this up because I’ve been arguing for years that the BBC Weather is frequently incorrect. The Beeb most recently warned that there would be 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 inches) of snow in my area. In actuality, though, we only got approximately 4 mm (1/8″) of snow, which is, in my opinion, merely a flurry.
I interpret “hazy sunshine,” a euphemism used in the BBC weather forecast, as chemtrailing. It’s not odd that the Met Office and the BBC don’t notice the lines in the sky that block out our sunlight.
Last week, I spoke with a young man who was employed by the BBC, and he told me that he quit the company because he could no longer stand their propaganda and lies.
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Looking at the article’s comment by Nigel Sherratts’, former prime minister, Gordon Brown’s statement rather reminds me of George W. Bush Jr.’s inaugural address.
Thanks Gordon, glad to be of service!
Yes nobody “official” ever notices the ubiquitous lines in the sky do they. It’s quite easy to spot real contrails too, I often see them form and dissipate quickly. Ditto the chemtrails, they form differently, they look far more fluffy and don’t dissipate quickly at all, they smear the sky eventually over a few hours
Good for that young man! I can’t understand how anyone could work for the State propaganda outfit myself, they’ve lost their moral compass. Some folk will do anything for money I suppose
I refuse to look anything by them other than their website headlines, which are often revealing, frequently logically ridiculous. That way I can declare that I don’t watch their tv and avoid their “licence” fee, ie tax. I can’t bear to give them my money so that they can propagandise me
Good comments by Sherratt too
Btw admin, I posted the short text from the link onto this post but it doesn’t appear for some reason. I copied and pasted a few times but it still doesn’t appear for some reason?