Virtual hate architecture against AEMET: 25% of messages are insults or threats

José Ángel Núñez Mora is head of Climatology of the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) in the Valencian Community. His name and position have been circulating for four months on social networks. He is accused, without proof or foundation, of acting negligently on DANA day. He receives insults, grievances and threats. He had to leave his home for fear. He asked for a job leave and needed psychiatric care to overcome an emotional paralysis that has …

The State Agency for Meteorology in Spain (AEMET) has been the subject of a growing wave of insults and threats on its social networks.This hostility has intensified in recent years, linked to the proliferation of conspiracy theories and disinformation that deny climate change.It is not an isolated phenomenon in Spain – and we saw aggravated during the dana that affected part of Spain in October 2024–: in countries like the United States, meteor…