Agree, it can no longer be said "long after we are gone" The effects are observed in every season. And certainly over the next few decades the impacts will grow greater.
Agree but the failure of futurecast for the most part leads to nowcasting....and to make matters worse every Boston TV met relies on it far too much...This morning every future cast was different. In the forum(s) there is more reasons provided for forecasts. And afterwards there are reasons provided for why a forecast did or did not work out.
There should be a forecasting challenge to raise money for charity.....Boston TV mets vs the forum mets....the challenge lasts from Dec1-April 1....
This would be a popular seller(t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies) on some electric companies websites...or even as a bumper sticker on the sides and back of electric company trucks...
Correct and the same people who want a cat 2/3 to hit the area will be the same people complaining the most when the power isn't back on within 2 days.
..and that's part of the problem. There is way too much analyzing of each model and model runs. The over reliance on future cast has greatly affected the ability to forecast. How many Mets actually forecast without showing some form of future cast??
Agree. There was plenty of hype for the storm. At some point in time there is going to be a greater threat from a storm. And people will remember storms like Henri and that will cause the general public to not prepare.
The hype for snowstorms has been going on for years. Most snowfall forecasts bust to the low side.