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Why do climate change sceptics care about a volcano eruption?

Why do climate change sceptics care about a volcano eruption?

Daily Sensemaker • S1, Episode 1083

Why do climate change sceptics care about a volcano eruption?

Climate sceptics seized on the explosion of an underwater volcano – in the Pacific island nation of Tonga in January 2022 – as an alternative explanation for a warming planet. Tortoise has identified almost 300 influencers who are spreading content about climate change that ranges from scepticism to misinformation. Image credit: Pununu Tukuafu, Tonga Geological Services

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