You know how that goes.
From Ace of Spades HQ
“We
are now in peak hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean, which lasts from
August 20 to September 20 each year. So far there have been no hurricanes, nor
anything close. According to the experts, this is either because of global
warming, or despite global warming. Or both. Because science, of course.
“But
there have been three named ‘tropical storms.’ Global Warming
alarmists like to hype the increased number of named tropical storms as proof
of climate change. Thus, there is demand for more named storms, which NOAA
dutifully provides.
“Two
of this year’s three named storms would not have been considered actual
tropical storms before the weather became so politicized. Tropical Storm Bonnie was
an unorganized storm with squalls up to 50 mph as it moved ashore. It was a
named storm for less than one day. Tropical Storm Colin had
gusts up to 40 mph as it moved ashore in South Carolina. It was a named
tropical storm for only a few hours.
“When
it comes to defining tropical storms, maximum sustained winds
have pretty much given way to ‘strongest gust’ so as to ensure more named
storms. NOAA is no different than the CDC nowadays - another federal agency
that has shed all legitimacy in pursuit of a political agenda.”
(Maximum
sustained winds no longer the measurement of a storm, replaced with “strongest
gust.” Ah, The Science.)
As a pilot, long have I gone straight to NOAA's website for Aviation Weather. There has been a recent shift (slowly then all of a sudden) where the textual and graphic products have become problematic.
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Another example is the Forecast Discussions (presumably from trained meteorologists) have now devolved to utterances reminiscent of adolescent girls. These discussions used to be valuable for planning.
Oh yes, the NOAA website even directs you to their pages on Facebook or Twitter 'for more information'. Yes, that's right, the official goverrnment agency directs you to social media.
A Tampa TV station no longer mentions forecaster membership in meteorological organizations, but proclaims them as "experts in climate change."
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