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weather-forecastclimate-change2 years ago

Iowa Meteorologist Quits Career After Climate Coverage Threat.

Chris Gloninger, the chief meteorologist for CBS affiliate KCCI in Des Moines, Iowa, has resigned after receiving numerous harassing emails and a death threat over his climate coverage. Gloninger has spent nearly two decades reporting on the weather and the climate crisis, using his forecasts to show how weather is impacted by climate change. Despite leaving broadcast news, he plans to devote his full-time efforts to finding sustainable solutions and fostering positive change.

climate-change2 years ago

Iowa Meteorologist Quits Career After Climate Change Threat.

KCCI's chief meteorologist Chris Gloninger is leaving the station due to PTSD and past death threats he received for his coverage of climate change. Gloninger said he will be leaving the local CBS station on July 7 to embark on a new journey dedicated to helping solve the climate crisis. He thanked his friends and colleagues and the CBS station for being "so understanding" and added that he will devote his "full-time efforts to finding sustainable solutions and fostering positive change."