The Mail’s Dan Wootton trolled this climate researcher and their comeback was A++
To the Daily Mail – stick with us – and Dan Wootton – no, seriously, stick with us – where the paper’s columnist was busy taking aim at the ‘health establishment determined to terrify and baby us’ over the extreme weather.
Specifically, he took aim at heatwave PhD researcher Chloe Brimicombe after she appeared on Sky News to say this.
And this is what Wootton had to say in his Mail column that followed.
‘Like the grim-faced Sly News reporter who allowed Chloe Brimicombe – a heatwave PhD researcher just out of nappies – to insist working hours must be cut and air conditioning legislated against if we’re to survive the summer, without the slightest hint of a challenge.’
We mention it because it was spotted by Chloe who responded on Twitter and it was A++.
Hi @DailyMailUK in future instead of talking about me behind my back why don’t you talk to me like many other media establishments. I am actually an award winning early career scientist who is 25 and educating people about my research. What are you doing? pic.twitter.com/kcqtO3ZEBc
— Chloe Brimicombe (@ChloBrim) July 18, 2022
Boom.
If you hadn’t guessed – I didn’t say for Air Con to be legislated against if you’ve seen any of my interviews you’ll know I am very much in favour of it for the most vulnerable. But I think the less emissions produced the better.
— Chloe Brimicombe (@ChloBrim) July 19, 2022
And here are just a few of the things people were saying after her response went viral on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/LLBroadwell/status/1549429816335777793?s=20&t=IZMZSJK25PcClVeaePENYA
Chloe Brimicombe is a published scientist who recently won the @RMetS Malcolm Walker Award for her work on heatwaves & public sci-comm. I am outraged, but unfortunately not surprised, that anyone would have the sheer audacity to describe her this way. https://t.co/9FP0qMO8OG
— Dr Simon Lee (@SimonLeeWx) July 18, 2022
Wootton too busy asking Charlie Lawson for his views rather than talking to actual experts pic.twitter.com/OSKRkoYuM8
— Planet Belfast 🇪🇺 (@Planet_Belfast) July 19, 2022
Well said @ChloeBrimicombe https://t.co/EPzFEhj4KP
— Jenny Jones (@GreenJennyJones) July 19, 2022
Last word to @ChloBrim.
My thanks to @SkyNews for the oppourtunity to discuss this #heatwave, the drivers and impacts, #climatechange and the actions and adaptation we need, yesterday.
You can now see the interview here: https://t.co/ZCXnyNCIfA
— Chloe Brimicombe (@ChloBrim) July 19, 2022
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