The banality of evil weathering

This commentary builds on Mikko Joronen's concept of malevolent weathering – the deliberate production of atmospheric conditions that pollute to enable spatial appropriation. The commentary positions malevolent weathering within broader debates on landscapes and airscapes of malevolence in Palestine. It then expands the purchase of malevolent weathering to a broader set of ordinary, yet impactful weathering, floating across diverse geopolitical contexts. It argues that Joronen's perspective, binding the colonial politics of terra with those of atmos , opens critical research avenues into more ordinary weathering that envelops contentious urban politics, major geopolitical shifts, and political mobilisation.