Canadian on-air weather personalities shifting tone amid worsening climate changeForecaster Warren Dean recalls feeling helpless as a deadly heat dome hovered over British Columbia last summer. Dean is among several Canadian on-air weather personalities who say they've been shifting their tone and approach in light of worsening climate change. Jim Abraham, president of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, said the "unique challenge" for meteorologists and on-air weather personalities when it comes to climate change is preparing the public "for something that they've never experienced before." Abraham said on-air weather personalities have long forecasted temperatures, humidex levels, the strength of winds and the amount of precipitation. Abraham added that there needs to be greater collaboration between governments, meteorologists, on-air weather personalities and emergency managers to ensure that the messaging put out is "consistent and clear."

Source: National Post July 26, 2022 21:40 UTC