Back down to Australia, which is in its own surge-to-the-know-nothing-right movement:

Q&A: ‘You’re flat out wrong’, renowned scientist tells One Nation climate sceptic

One Nation Senator-elect Malcolm Roberts refused to be swayed by science or even a scientist as he argued against the notion of man-made climate change on ABC’s Q&A on Monday night.

Mr Roberts argued passionately that global warming is not caused by humans and that NASA tampers with world temperature figures as a bemused Brian Cox - the internationally celebrated particle physicist and TV presenter - tried in vain to change his mind.

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