The BBC got over-excited by the hot weather and was brutally slapped down by the internet

John Plunkett. Updated July 25th, 2019

For every one person really excited about the record-breaking hot weather, there are about 10,000 who are terrified by it (figures not scientifically sourced at time of going to press).

In this case, the one person who’s really excited was also the one person who runs the BBC Weather Twitter feed. And it all got a bit, well, unfortunate.

The consequence was that pretty much the entire internet queued up to pour a buck of cold water over them, although it probably evaporated before it hit the ground.

These ones did it best.

I find this attitude just completely insane. https://t.co/blIJ1q2MZa

— Robert Webb (@arobertwebb) July 25, 2019

Breathless, even celebratory, coverage of climate crisis? This is unconscionable. For absolute shame.

— Prof Julia S. 🌍🌱🌹 ClimateAction & FightFascism (@JKSteinberger) July 25, 2019

lots of news outlets taking the same excitable "ooh we're going to break the record!" tone today

the planet is on fire and it's our fault and a lot of people are going to die, can you fucking not https://t.co/vzN1ou9hy4

— Dan Hett (@danhett) July 25, 2019

‘if we’re going to do it’? Like runaway climate change is some kind of achievement? I ought to be shocked but in so many ways the BBC are one of our problems now.

— Andy North (@elnorte77) July 25, 2019

https://twitter.com/TheGreenParty/status/1154349726256566272

Woohoo! The planet is becoming uninhabitable! Break open the champagne!

— Heather (@heather1917) July 25, 2019

This is a #ClimateEmergency – not something that should be celebrated. #Hottestdayoftheyear https://t.co/rwXzkiklJz

— WWF UK (@wwf_uk) July 25, 2019

I fixed it for ya pic.twitter.com/UFmZj7BSiO

— Summer Ray (@SummerRay) July 25, 2019

Yay – there's a very good chance death rates will spike, crops will die, and we can say with great scientific certainty that this is the new normal and we are leaving the climate in which human civilisation was born and prospered. TODAY'S THE DAY! https://t.co/FH4GFubnek

— James Murray (@James_BG) July 25, 2019

“Temperatures’ll hit the mid 50s today but thanks to record sea levels, if u want to take what’s left of your family down to the toxic beaches to scavenge plastic, it’ll be the shortest trek to date! Remember: stay hydrated by fighting other clans for the remaining water supply!”

— Benj (@BeejPr) July 25, 2019

we’re killing the fucking planet, lou https://t.co/wvbBFghg7C

— G (@oneofthosefaces) July 25, 2019

How have you not already deleted this irresponsible fucking bollocks?

— 🏳️‍🌈 Max 🏳️‍🌈 (@SpillerOfTea) July 25, 2019

To conclude …

(via @angryaboutbikes)

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