Climatologists believe in man made global warming, because without it they receive little funding or recognition. They can make predictions 100 years in the future, and change them every few months.
Weather forecasters don’t believe in man made global warming, because their job depends on being continuously accurate and telling the truth.
a survey conducted by George Mason University in 2010* that found 63% of weathercasters believe global warming is due mainly to natural causes compared to just 31% who think it’s mostly a result of human causes. Some 27 percent of weathercasters referred to global warming as “a scam.”
are climatologists real scientists, objective questions in climate sciences
For the DC area, high temperature forecasts a day or so ahead of time were on the average 15 degrees too warm for last Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Yes, climate “experts” can accurately forecast temperatures 50-100 years in the future. Not only that, the Tooth Fairy is going to put the winning ticket for the Megamillion Jackpot under your pillow.
I had to go look at that article, and found it to be alarmist nonsense. They allege that TV weathercasters are ‘ignorant’ because they do not toe the IPCC line. The article referenced a ‘study’ (smear) “Forecasting the Future”. From the ‘study’…
“Cognitive knowledge about climate change was measured using 76 multiple-choice questions. “I don’t know” was included as an option to more directly measure weathercasters’ ignorance about a topic. They were encouraged to use that option rather than randomly guessing to hide a lack of knowledge (Converse 1984). Ignorance, in the sense of absence of scientific knowledge, is another concept in need of scholars’ attention (Stocking 1999), and this study analyzed accurate, incorrect, and “I don’t know” (ignorance) responses as proposed by Smithson (1989). The questions were developed using the consensus report of the IPCC and tested for accuracy with a national panel of atmospheric scientists. Knowledge was measured in four content areas: (1) scientific content, (2) greenhouse gases, (3)sources of increased greenhouse gas emissions, and (4) the predicted effects of climate change. An overall total knowledge and ignorance score for the entire test was also calculated and reported in table form.”
This is more of a ‘heresy’ study, something more akin to the Spanish Inquisition.
“…the consensus report of the IPCC…”. Talk about ignorance!
Though I disagree with the premise of some of the questions, this survey does have value. The warmists do seem to have successfully propagandized the consequences of hurricanes, floods, and droughts.
The study design has limitations in terms of accurately quantitating percentages who believe such and such, but qualitatively demonstrates the science not being settled, and the distrust of the media, politicians, and alarmists.
I wonder what repeating the survey in 2012 would show.
Thank you for sticking up for us in TV Weather land! Much appreciated.