25 January 2010

Why TV Weather Forecasters Don't Believe in Climate Change

The Columbia Review of Journalism just published an intriguing study about TV weather forecasters and their skepticism concerning anthropogenic climate change. (http://www.cjr.org/cover_story/hot_air.php?page=all) It is certainly worth reading.

A salient point here is that the American public trusts their weather forecasters on this subject even though most forecasters have no, or minimal, training in climatology. Moreover, weather forecasters themselves don't believe in climate science, but they don't actually know any of the science; they just don't think it is likely. So, the situation is this: TV meteorologist don't believe in a science they haven't studied but then teach it to the public who is persuaded by the TV authority who actually isn't an authority. This is the ignorant leading the ignorant to ignorance. Shouldn't there be some standards?

1 comments:

  1. Gorgeous blog, GreenHumanist. Bravo.

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