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Chief Meteorologist at KCCI Resigns Following Death Threats Linked to His Coverage of Climate Change

  • Chris Gloninger, chief meteorologist at KCCI-TV in Des Moines, is leaving the station due to receiving threatening emails, including a death threat, citing his coverage of climate change as the reason for leaving.
  • Meteorologist Chris Gloninger is leaving his job at KCCI in Des Moines, Iowa after receiving a death threat over his coverage of climate change.
  • Chris Gloninger, chief meteorologist for CBS affiliate KCCI in Des Moines, Iowa, resigned due to numerous harassing emails and a death threat over his reporting on climate change.
  • Gloninger has spent nearly two decades reporting on the weather and the climate crisis, using his forecasts to show how weather is impacted by climate change.
  • Gloninger is now going to "devote my full-time efforts to finding sustainable solutions and fostering positive change" in combating the climate crisis.
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