For the first time since 1941, no hurricanes have formed off the East Coast—the quietest Atlantic season of the satellite era. That fact barely registered.

Meanwhile, the public has been saturated with climate alarm: Super El Niño, boiling oceans, wildfires as proof of a burning planet, heat waves as evidence the world is ending. Records break somewhere every year. That is not collapse.

Less-covered facts: the high Arctic had its coldest summer since 1958. Global wildfire acreage is below average. The Great Barrier Reef has had five of its best years of coral cover.

When weather looks bad, it becomes proof of crisis and a case for higher taxes. Climate change is real—about 1.3°C of warming since pre-industrial times. However, that does not mean every extreme is worsening, the planet is unlivable or that humans are the primary cause. Disaster deaths have fallen about 97.5% in a century.

The problem is not serious climate reporting. It is turning a manageable issue into an existential catastrophe that terrifies a generation. Former climate reporter, Lucy Biggers, reveals why she chose not to report favorable weather news, since that would have undercut the story that climate change was an existential threat.

As an aside, newsroom bias is subtler than an editor barking partisan orders. It comes from demographics, culture, and incentives. Journalism schools already draw left-leaning students, who then join similarly leaning newsrooms.

The shared worldview spreads without lectures. Staying in that lane brings better assignments, more bylines, and both prizes and a sense of doing good work. Alignment happens without anyone giving an order.