Weather reporters are crucial to educating the public on the climate crisis | Katrina vanden Heuvel

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At the very least, why not dedicate 30 seconds of every evening newscast to the latest movement on the Extreme Weather Index? If we want to curb the impact of the climate crisis on our planet, it might just start with weather reporters bringing the issue down to earth. - Katrina vanden Heuvel is editorial director and publisher of the Nation, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations , and has contributed to the Washington Post , the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times .