Poll: Most Britons want TV weather forecasters to speak up more about climate change

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Despite reports of a culture war erupting on social media following recent heatwave, majority of British adults believe the climate crisis deserves more air-time

More than three-quarters of British adults believe TV weather forecasters should be talking more about climate change, the findings of a fresh survey carried out by pollster Opinium suggest. Following...

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