For some journalists, climate change coverage brings harassment, threats

Activists mark the start of Climate Week in New York during a demonstration calling for the U.S. government to take action on climate change and reject the use of fossil fuels in New York City, Sept 17, 2023. [Reuters]

Thousands of protesters marched through New York City Sunday demanding that President Joe Biden and other world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly end the use of fossil fuels.

As climate change has become more urgent and polarizing, the scientists researching it and the journalists who report on it find themselves harassed.