Occasional Thoughts on Climate Change

[donsutherland1]

45 minutes ago, rclab said:

To educate/help the non professional (and I don’t mean not intelligent) descriptive terms like heat dine are preferable to ‘ mid-tropospheric ridges’. When you’re trying to get the public’s attention on heart health would you talk about the potential of getting a ‘widow maker’ or a mycardio infarction. Which one is likely to keep the pedestrian reading? In either case both sides of the equation is equal. 
it’s actually good to have a person of different opinion in a group as a leavening agent. Providing  that all discussions and retorts are civil and not just superficial. For that reason, during a period of time when our sub forum area may face a cold season event I look to read S19’s thought. and forky’s along with, like yourself, other well versed members..if all else fails I just listen to the ballad Turn, Turn, Turn and straighten myself out. Stay well, as always ……

 

Yes, that's a key point. Good communication is essential in a field like meteorology. Even if one might prefer to use a different term, one shouldn't portray one's preference as a requirement, especially when one's own profession recognizes the term one objects to.