Responding to Your Calls on Weather and Climate Coverage

In this week’s Viewer Hotline responses, Scripps News addresses inquiries regarding the intersection of their weather coverage and climate change. As the U.S. faces a severe tornado season and an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, viewers Karen from Wisconsin and Joe from Arizona emphasize the need for climate change to be highlighted in storm reporting. Scripps News acknowledges the scientific consensus on human-caused climate change but clarifies that not every storm can be directly attributed to it. Instead, climate change enhances conditions for more extreme weather. Examples include the rapid intensification of recent hurricanes due to record sea surface temperatures. Scripps News commits to factual, non-sensational reporting and invites viewer feedback via their toll-free hotline.