Climatologists vs Meterologists

[DaisyDay]

On Global Warming, Scientists and TV Weathercasters Are at Odds - NYTimes.com

Climatologists, who study weather patterns over time, almost universally endorse the view that the earth is warming and that humans have contributed to climate change. There is less of a consensus among meteorologists, who predict short-term weather patterns.

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Such skepticism appears to be widespread among TV forecasters, about half of whom have a degree in meteorology. A study released on Monday by researchers at George Mason University and the University of Texas at Austin found that only about half of the 571 television weathercasters surveyed believed that global warming was occurring and fewer than a third believed that climate change was “caused mostly by human activities.”

More than a quarter of the weathercasters in the survey agreed with the statement “Global warming is a scam,” the researchers found.

The split between climate scientists and meteorologists is gaining attention in political and academic circles because polls show that public skepticism about global warming is increasing, and weather forecasters — especially those on television — dominate communications channels to the public. A study released this year by researchers at Yale and George Mason found that 56 percent of Americans trusted weathercasters to tell them about global warming far more than they trusted other news media or public figures like former Vice President Al Gore or Sarah Palin, the former vice-presidential candidate.​

The weatherclowns are winning in the arena of tv viewers.

 

[DaisyDay]

Hot Air : CJR

Interesting dissection of one prominent weatherman - John Coleman.

Skepticism is, of course, the core value of scientific inquiry. But the essay that Coleman published that week, on the Web site ICECAP, would have more properly been termed rejectionism. Coleman wasn&#8217;t arguing against the integrity of a particular conclusion based on careful original research&#8212;something that would have constituted useful scientific skepticism. Instead, he went after the motives of the scientists themselves. Climate researchers, he wrote, &#8220;look askance at the rest of us, certain of their superiority. They respect government and disrespect business, particularly big business. They are environmentalists above all else.&#8221;

I like that term, "rejectionism". It seems to be a battle of the elitists vs the know-nothings.

Who will win?

 

[Exiledoomsayer]

Whatever happend to the days people would go "the weatherman said it would be sunny, and its raining. those noobs dont know anything". NOW all of a sudden they are the most trusted 'experts'? People just go by whoever shares the opinion it seems.

fun thing to note btw. how climate and weather aint the same thing. and its weather forcasters that are disagreeing with climate scientists on the climate. yeah i wonder who's got more info on that field..