From Sam Edge, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK
You report the possibility of including climate change attribution during broadcast weather forecasts. I do think the scientific community needs to become more bullish about getting the climate message across, although I suspect many climate deniers won’t be swayed (21 September, p 8).
The issues raised about trust in attribution when a weather event fails to take place is a concern and would give ammunition to climate naysayers and vested interests funding their propaganda. Since most forecasts include a précis of what happened over the past day or so, I would suggest limiting the climate change attribution to the events being recapped, rather than forecast ones. The impact of climate messaging would be maintained, especially for viewers hit by weather events.
