Shellenberger noted that floods aren’t new, they’re not caused by climate change, and other nations that have been subjected to this natural disaster have adapted. He rehashes why this is a good model for the fake news press, but then fleshes out the cultish aspects to the climate change clowns. Climate alarmism gives radical Malthusian activists and intellectuals who view Western civilization as inherently destructive a moral justification for demanding its dismantling. As long as these trends continue, the drivers of climate fear will grow stronger and more entrenched. Happily, we are also seeing a massive backlash against climate alarmism, as the 2024 election of Donald Trump made clear.