Episode 768 • • 4:52 - 12:55
768: Terror Tuesdays
Hurricane Patricia, Media Alarmism and Climate Change Narrative
Hurricane Patricia is characterized as a media "dud" after initial reports labeled it the strongest storm in history. CNN reporter Martin Savage and Slate writer Eric Holthaus are criticized for linking the storm's intensity to anthropogenic climate change despite minimal actual damage on the ground in Mexico. Discrepancies between Doppler radar imagery and clear-sky webcam footage from Puerto Vallarta suggest the manipulation of weather data for political narratives.