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Climate experts say heatwave misinformation is fuelling online abuse
- Latest development shows climate misinformation linked to online harassment of scientists amid Europe’s May heatwave.
- Seneviratne notes personal harassment online intensified after posts about climate data.
- Industry researcher Zeke Hausfather cites wave of online invective toward scientists, especially women.
- Scientists say misinformation shifted from disputing warming to disputing consequences and policies.
- Urban heat island claims are used to challenge overall temperature trends, researchers say.
- Spain reported rising online abuse toward climate experts in January, described as alarming.
- Former cases show threats against prominent climate scientists in the United States.
- Science denialism is linked to stalling policies going back to tobacco debates, the article notes.
- Experts say nine different global groups corroborate diverse temperature records, reinforcing reliability.
- Climate researchers emphasize that the heatwave was severe and more frequent due to human-caused climate change.
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