List of Contributors Series Editor Forward Introduction : Communicating Science in the Age of Information Overload: Trust, Uncertainty, and the Challenge of Meaning in a Saturated Information Ecosystem Graham Dixon and Jay Hmielowski Chapter 1: Exploring Factors of Trust in Science and the Scientists in the COVID-19 Era: A Theoretical Approach Chapter 2: Social Identity and the Science-Politics Divide: Experimental Evidence on Partisan Biases Chapter 3: The weaponization of weather discourse: A case study of Hurricanes Helene and Milton Chapter 4: Food Labeling Delusions: The Term Natural Doesn't Mean What One Thinks it Means Michel M. Haigh , Arienne Ferchaud and Lori Costello Chapter 5: Does Communication Dry Up When Drought is Declared: Conversations with Stakeholders about Water Scarcity Cory L. Armstrong and Sharon E. Baldinelli Chapter 6: Using framing theory and metacognition to strengthen the effects of science communication frames Chapter 7: Coercive Cessation or Persuasive Promotion? Examining Factors Contributing to the Resistance to Pro-environmental Campaign Messages Yanni Ma and Joshua Kesling Index.