Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2
by mark-r on Saturday April 22, 2017 @11:16PM
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Yes they're usually right about whether it's going to rain or not, but often they're completely wrong about how much it's going to rain. They can tell you whether tomorrow will be warmer or colder than today, but the exact temperature still eludes them. Since the whole climate debate is about a matter of degrees, it's natural to be skeptical.
Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2
by saalweachter on Sunday April 23, 2017 @10:16AM
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I'm also pretty satisfied with the forecasts on those numbers as well, within the bounds of what is reasonable to forecast. During big events, snowstorms and hurricanes, the local meteorologist will break the area I'm in into ~7 regions and give guidance like 'zones 5-7 will get 3-6" of snow, zones 1&2 12-18"' or '3-4 inches of rain north of 84'.
Precipitation forecasts are usually accurate several days out and temperature forecasts are good a week or two out, in my experience. If I want to know if it's going to rain on Saturday I check the weather on Thursday and it's usually right. When there's a big storm comin', a local meteorologist does rolling updates with the latest data and it usually gives a consistent but evolving picture that matches up with what actually happens.
Are people disappointed by this? What are you wanting out of your weathermen that you're not getting?
I know the weatherman used to be a joke, back before satellites and computers, but I swear the cliche only survives as part of climate change denialism.