…on the bright side, they already started casting for “extreme weather stories” (I just received this in my inbox):

PEOPLE WITH EXTREME WEATHER STORIES WANTED REAL MOMS, DOCTORS, TEACHERS, COACHES, NURSES & COUNSELORS WANTED! We are searching NATIONWIDE for REAL PEOPLE WITH EXTREME WEATHER STORIES to appear in a PAID spot to to EDUCATE the public about CLIMATE CHANGE and share ideas of what can be done about it. This project is being produced in conjunction with Science Moms (https://sciencemoms.com/) GREAT PAY - UP TO $2,750! WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF PEOPLE: REAL DOCTOR, PEDIATRICIAN or NURSE with CLIMATE CHANGE STORIES: Any Gender / age 25-75 / Any Ethnic Appearance Do you have patients who have been affected by extreme weather? Perhaps you are seeing kids and families with higher levels of asthma due to extreme heat or wildfire smoke? Or More skin or breathing issues than usual? Kids with stress or mental health related issues due to extreme weather? It can be ANY weather related issues: wildfires, wildfire smoke, air quality, extreme heat, extreme cold, flooding, etc. vWhatever your story is from a doctor's perspective, we want to hear from you! (Note: NO HIPAA INFORMATION IS BEING REQUESTED - We are just interested in general trends.) REAL TEACHERS, COACHES or SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS with CLIMATE CHANGE STORIES: Any Gender / age 25-75 / Any Ethnic Appearance Has your school or students been affected by extreme weather? Is the cost of paying for AC becoming hard for the school? Have you had school cancellations due to extreme heat or wildfire smoke? Are overheated classrooms creating an unproductive learning environment? Disruptions of school or after-school activities due to extreme weather? How is the recent extreme weather affecting your students' education? It can be ANY weather related issues: wildfires, wildfire smoke, air quality, extreme heat, extreme cold, flooding, etc. Whatever your classroom/school story is, we want to hear from you! REAL MOMS with CLIMATE CHANGE STORIES: We are looking for REAL STORIES from MOTHERS or FAMILIES about how climate change has had an ongoing negative affect on your life & your children's lives. We are open to ALL kinds of weather-related stories pertaining to wildfires, smoke from fires, extreme heat, high cost of electricity for A/C, high cost of gas for travel/work, flooding, ice storms, etc. Maybe your child's school has been cancelled due to weather, bad air or heat. Has the extreme weather/heat affected their school work, social life, after school activities? Do you or your kids have more health, mental health or asthma issues? Has Gas or A/C prices made it tough to pay the bills? Have you lost work due to your child's school closures? Whatever your and your children's weather-related story, we want to hear from you! CASTING ASAP! Please submit no later than Wednesday, July 27th, 2022!