Climate Disinformation: Why we’re vulnerable, how we can protect ourselves and others, and actions we can take now
Date/Time: Friday, May 17, 2024, 1-2 p.m. EST
The NOAA Regional Collaboration Network invites you to join us from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET on Friday, May 17, for a special webinar focused on climate disinformation.
Learn about: -The scope and implications of the challenge posed by climate-related disinformation. -How psychology of what makes us vulnerable to mis-, dis-, and mal-information. -Four mechanisms researchers have identified for protecting people from the influence of disinformation. -Best practices to take action now.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Megan K McBride is a Research Scientist at CNA (a DC-area, non-partisan, non-profit research and analysis organization). Her areas of expertise include extremism, terrorism, radicalization, ideological violence, and disinformation. Her recent work has focused on psychosocial risk factors for radicalization to violent extremism; vulnerability and resilience to mis-/dis-/mal-informaion; and evaluating the efficacy of P/CVE and reintegration programming.
For additional information, please reach out to bethany.perry@noaa.gov and katharine.egan@noaa.gov