Good Morning Britain star Laura Tobin has defended the decision to fly to a remote Arctic island to report on issues about climate change, despite a backlash on social media. The star flew to Svalbard, which is nestled midway between Norway and the North Pole, to deliver a poignant report about the impacts of climate change in 2022. The bulletin was aired live and saw Laura break down in tears as she discussed the impact global warming had on polar bears and the glaciers.
She told viewers that Svalbard was warming quicker than anywhere on Earth, and that ice melting would have an impact on the weather back in the United Kingdom. However, viewers criticised the decision to fly to the island, a journey of around 1,800 miles. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks accused of 'wishful thinking' after complaint to show judge in car park The 43-year-old explained how a decision was made to travel to the island on the Mile Fly Club podcast with A Place in the Sun star Laura Hamilton.
She explained: “We discussed whether we needed to go. "I’d spoken to the Met Office scientists, I knew the science, I knew the glaciers were retreating, I knew that the temperatures were rising, I knew what the worst case scenario would be. I was like ‘do we need to go see it, can’t we just report the science from here,’ it was crazy.
” Podcast host Laura asked if the hesitance to fly to the island was down to an “element of guilt”. Meteorologist Laura replied: “Yeah, for two.
