Letter: An illusion?

When a citizen is susceptible to being swept into the belief system of a charismatic politician, he may also fall into the trap of believing that man-made climate change is just more “fake news” similar to reports that Trump didn’t win the 2020 election and that the January 6 insurrection was a peaceful event. Our local celebrity weatherman/editorial writer exhibits a similar mindset that elevates ideology over facts.

Ninety-seven percent of world climate scientists acknowledge the existence of man-made global warming. Meteorologists provide a service to help protect us from danger. Those who take their profession seriously likely feel this is an ethical responsibility.

The recent editorial described “The illusion of impending disasters.” Delusional thinking, marked by denial, often leads to real disasters.

— Terrence Hoffman, Chico