WaPo’s Alarmist Heat-Wave Reporting Melts Under Scientific Scrutiny
Media outlets like The Washington Post prioritize 'climatic clickbait' over credible reporting, meteorologist says.
by Anthony Watts July 01, 2025, 1:37 PM in Extreme Weather, Media, News and Opinion, Science
In their recent article, “June is the new July: Why intense summer heat is arriving earlier,” The Washington Post (WaPo) claims that “the heat waves moving in recent days across Canada, the U.S., and northern Europe are part of a dangerous new climate pattern.” This narrative is wrong, or misleading at best. [emphasis, links added]
Data does not show a meaningful trend toward earlier or more intense heat waves on a global scale.
Evidence suggests that much of the perceived increase in early-season heat can be attributed to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and misinterpretations of regional variability, not to any alarming global shift.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/wapo-heat-waves-climate-change-summer/
