<description> &lt;p&gt;In the wake of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, the internet was flooded with conspiracy theories and misinformation, ranging from &lt;a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2lyzw7xwxo"&gt;false claims &lt;/a&gt;that the government geo-engineerd the storm on purpose, to &lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-helene-fact-check-misinformation-conspiracy-theories/"&gt;false rumors&lt;/a&gt; around FEMA blocking aid from people who needed it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this installment of “Burning Questions,” “How We Survive” host Amy Scott interviews climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe to find out what drives conspiracy theories after a climate disaster and what we can do to combat misinformation with our friends and loved ones. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources to combat misinformation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.katharinehayhoe.com/faqs/#distancing"&gt;Katharine Hayhoe’s&lt;/a&gt; tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can also check out Katharine’s “&lt;a href="https://www.talkingclimate.ca/"&gt;Talking Climate&lt;/a&gt;” newsletter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/rumor/hurricane-rumor-response"&gt;FEMA’s&lt;/a&gt; hurricane rumor response&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://skepticalscience.com/resources.shtml"&gt;Skeptical Science&lt;/a&gt; resources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://nca2023.globalchange.gov/"&gt;National Climate Assessment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; </description>

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Burning Questions: What’s driving climate misinformation (and what to do about it)?

OCT 23, 202418 MIN
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Burning Questions: What’s driving climate misinformation (and what to do about it)?

OCT 23, 202418 MIN

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<p>In the wake of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, the internet was flooded with conspiracy theories and misinformation, ranging from <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2lyzw7xwxo">false claims </a>that the government geo-engineerd the storm on purpose, to <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-helene-fact-check-misinformation-conspiracy-theories/">false rumors</a> around FEMA blocking aid from people who needed it.</p><br/><p>In this installment of “Burning Questions,” “How We Survive” host Amy Scott interviews climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe to find out what drives conspiracy theories after a climate disaster and what we can do to combat misinformation with our friends and loved ones. </p><br/><p><strong>Resources to combat misinformation:</strong></p><br/><ul><li><a href="https://www.katharinehayhoe.com/faqs/#distancing">Katharine Hayhoe’s</a> tools</li><li>You can also check out Katharine’s “<a href="https://www.talkingclimate.ca/">Talking Climate</a>” newsletter</li><li><a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/rumor/hurricane-rumor-response">FEMA’s</a> hurricane rumor response</li><li><a href="https://skepticalscience.com/resources.shtml">Skeptical Science</a> resources</li><li><a href="https://nca2023.globalchange.gov/">National Climate Assessment</a></li></ul>