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Reyes, a Longtime Met, Is Set to Leave for the Marlins
DALLAS — Jose Reyes has worn only the blue, orange and white of the Mets , the team that signed him as a 16-year-old in 1999 and the organization with which he has played his entire distinguished career. That will change next season. On the eve of baseball’s winter meetings, Reyes and the Miami Marlins agreed on a six-year contract - By ANDREW KEH
How far in advance can the MET OFFICE accurately predict the weather?
Some people might say that weather forecasts are not at all accurate,but my son has just asked me this question.So whats the true answer?Cheers
Answer: Accurately? They can get pretty close for a week to 10 days max after that its pretty much all bets off. You noticed I did say pretty close didn't you because they are only right about 70 to 75 percent of the time as it is.
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MET OFFICE issues 'red weather warning', the highest level, for severe ...
Met office issues 'red weather warning', the highest level, for severe gales in Scotland tomorrow - Met office via BBC.
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Paul Doty, 91, Biochemist and Arms Control Advocate, Dies
Paul Doty, a biochemist who furthered understanding of the chemical secrets of heredity, then became a leader in bringing Soviet and American scientists together to try to control nuclear arms, died on Monday at his home in Cambridge, Mass. He was 91. The cause was congestive heart failure, his son, Gordon, said. After Dr. Doty founded the - By DOUGLAS MARTIN
How will the ownership of the MET OFFICE change, if the government privatisation plans go ahead?
How will the ownership of the Met office change, if the government privatisation plans go ahead?
Answer: The Metrological Office is a Trading Fund within the Ministry of Defence, It operates on a commercial basis under set targets and employs more than 1,800 people around the world.
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MET OFFICE puts Scotland on red alert for severe gales
It is warning winds will increase on Thursday morning, with severe gales developing. It says "damaging storm force winds" are likely to hit Scotland, with the worst of the conditions expected across central and southern regions. Central, Tayside and Fife ...
MET OFFICE warns of UK climate risks
Met office warns of UK climate risks. Britain will experience water shortages and flooding by the end of the century if temperatures are left unchecked, analysis shows
How far in advance can the MET OFFICE predict a correct weather forcast?
I see on metcast that they have a forcast up for the next 14 days..where as gmtv only go 5 days
i am looking for west country weather 9th may!
forecast* sorry
Answer: Don't believe any of them until after you've looked out of the window.
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‘Intouchables’ Is a Magnet for French Moviegoers
PARIS — When it was released last month, “Intouchables” seemed an unremarkable, lowbrow French comedy, a small-budget film with actors little known outside France hamming it up in a story about a stodgy, disabled aristocrat and the good-humored ex-con whom he hires as his aide. But only four weeks after its release the movie has - By MAÏA DE LA BAUME
Friends of the Earth: MET OFFICE climate warning must be wake-up ...
Tough international action needed to slash emissions ... Press release Met office climate warning must be wake-up call to Government
Albert Pujols Update: Miami Marlins Hope For Resolution Wednesday, Offer Stake In Ownership?
The Miami Marlins had met with the commissioners office to discuss their creative contract offer -- which according to Jayson Stark, might offer Pujols a stake in club ownership -- and they were pushing hard for a decision to be reached that night.
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Do you believe their forecast anymore?They dont seem to get it right these days.
Answer: Be it the Met office, Environment Canada or the US National Weather Service. They all have to work within the laws of averages and the observations they have made over a relatively short period of time. They are bound to have streaks where they get it right most of the time followed by streaks of "incorrect" forecasts. Floods, droughts and other long-term anomalies are much more difficult to forecast than "will it rain today." They do learn from these event and adjust their computer programs that forecast.
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Lean Start-Ups Reach Beyond Silicon Valley’s Turf
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Lee Redden, 26, a Ph.D. student in engineering at Stanford, recently decided to shelve his education and help found a start-up company. His skills lie in a couple of red-hot niches of artificial intelligence, computer vision and machine learning. Yet he is not applying his talents to Internet search, online commerce or - By STEVE LOHR
MET OFFICE | Watts Up With That?
WUWT reader “Ari” tips us to this interesting puzzle on the Central England Temperature series and the Met office temperature series in the UK doing some ...
UK weather forecast - MET OFFICE
Met office 5-day weather forecast for UK, 15-day and 30-day forecast for the UK.
MET OFFICE issues highest warning 'red-alert' for Scotland as ...
The Met office warned of severe weather and gale-force winds on Thursday, as overnight snow on Wednesday closed roads and affected transport to schools in Aberdeenshire as the wintry weather continues. Red warnings ...
The English Blog: Cartoon: MET OFFICE
This cartoon by Andy Davey from The Sun relates to news that a lack of computing power is limiting the improvements the Met office can make to the accuracy of its ...
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Updated: MET OFFICE report warns of soaring climate risks - 05 Dec ...
Country-level study details how 24 nations are facing potential climatic disruption, Risk, Climate change, Met office, drought, flooding
MET OFFICE issues highest warning alert as central Scotland braces itself for 100mph gales
GUSTS of wind as high as 100mph could sweep Scotland tomorrow as storms batter the country during rush hour. Forecasters expect stormy conditions across Scotland and a risk of thunder tomorrow night. The Met office issued its highest - red alert - warning ...
MET OFFICE issues a severe weather warning for Cumbria and north Lancashire
The Met office has issued a weather warning for Cumbria and north Lancashire. The region has been put on amber alert with residents being informed to be alert and ready for severe weather. The Met office has said that there is a 60 per cent probability of ...
Steering Telecom Italia With a Steady Hand
ROME — In April 2007, as the global economy was beginning to unravel, Telefónica , the Spanish telecommunications company, led a group of Italian investors who bought a 22.4 percent stake in Telecom Italia , one of the pioneering mobile operators in Europe. The purchase was sanctioned by the Italian government, which wanted to preserve - By KEVIN J. OBRIEN
Man Convicted in Death of Local Coed Donna Jou Released From Jail
The L.A. District Attorneys Office has closed the investigation ... Burgess may have targeted Jou as part of a human trafficking crime ring. Burgess met the San Diego State University student through a Craigslist advertisement.
The MET OFFICE had just dropped seasonal forecasts so how can they accurately predict climate change?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8551416.stm
I guess Bob you mean that you can guess/predict 75-100 years in the future when your to old to ever be challenged.... sounds fishy to me!
Answer: There is some logic to the notion that long-term climate change is easier to predict than short-term weather. It's a bit like saying that I can safely predict that the Yankees will win at least 90 games this year but I don't know how they'll do on opening day (and no, that doesn't mean I'm becoming a fan).
However, seasonal forecasts are a little different. And intermediate forecasts (few years out) have been wrong so far.
Category: Global Warming
MET OFFICE predicts possible white Christmas - Telegraph
Bookmakers have slashed the odds of a white Christmas after Met office officials predicted possible snow on December 25.
Has the MET OFFICE finally got one right? | JunkScience.com
Water shortages and rising seas forecast to sweep UK by 2100 – A QUARTER of the UK population could suffer more water shortages by the end of the century without urgent action to tackle climate change, the Met office has ...
Argyll & Bute prepares after MET OFFICE weather warning « Bute Bites
RESIDENTS across Argyll & Bute are bracing themselves for extreme weather after a warning from the Met office. A red alert was issued on Wednesday morning for gale-force winds expected on Thursday. Winds could reach ...
MET OFFICE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Met office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, but now the official name in itself), is the United Kingdom's national weather service, and a ...
News – CLIMATE CHANGE: MET OFFICE | CHnet Blog
News – CLIMATE CHANGE: Met office. Posted on December 7, 2011 by xperedon. Met office climate change report provides heavy fuel for thought. To read the full article click here ...
‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Blockbuster at National Gallery in London
LONDON — It’s hard to think of anything that Alexander McQueen and Leonardo da Vinci have in common. One made clothes out of feathers, flowers, shells and lace. The other painted intensely naturalistic religious scenes and animated portraits. But both, it seems, have the rare power to please modern crowds. Working five centuries apart, - By CAROL VOGEL
MET OFFICE predicts heavy snow and gales for Coventry and Warwickshire
HEAVY snow and gales could hit parts of Coventry and Warwickshire tomorrow. The Met office says “significant accumulations” of snow could disrupt travel from 6pm. More snow is expected through Friday, but the wind should start to die down. Issuing a ...
What are the chances the MET OFFICE have the weather forecast wrong?
Ok, I know there is no definitive answer to this, but I am getting married on Friday and he forecast is pretty bleak!
I am hoping and praying that it turns out to be one of those unexpected days, when heavy rain and wind was predicted but instead its dry (sunny would be fab but Im not THAT optimistic anymore!).
Is it possible that the predictions on a Mon for the whole week, can change, and are they just an informed guess at this stage?
Answer: As an old forecaster, I have written many forecasts that were very wrong. But, the odds are, the forecast is more often, reasonably correct. The temperatures may be slightly off or winds stronger or weaker than forecast. One of the hardest is sky condition. That is often very true in the UK where moisture at various levels can quite drastically change in a moment's notice.
One of the other things to remember is that forecasters as a whole are a pessimistic bunch. They will slide the forecast towards the worst case if there are a lot of uncertainty in their mind.
So, to answer your question, yes, the forecast is most likely to change. A forecast is best described as an opinion of future events based on a person's education and experience in the forecasting. Depending on the forecast office, it often is one person or a small group (usually no more than 2 or 3) who put the forecast together.
That being said, the fact of the matter is, forecasts today at the four day forecast cycle are not too bad. In other words, the forecast is probably more correct than wrong. As your BIG day approaches, compare the forecast to the earlier forecast. If there is little change, or no change, that usually means that the forecaster has increasing confidence in that particular forecast. If it changes, the direction of that change is typically more correct.
This is just an observation from writing forecasts for nearly 40 years.
Good luck and Best wishes for your wedding.
Married 34 years ago during a ice storm in the Midwest U.S. Seems funny now. Weather was not important and we had a fun wedding in spite of the cold and ice.
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British MET OFFICE is incorrect yet again, are they in the pay of Moscow?
On the day that the British Met office announce that there is definitely Global Warming, they changed the temperature forecast for the UK from minus 7 to minus 2 Celsius, a difference of 3.5 times.
If they are so bad at forecasting that they cannot even get the temperature right for 2 days time, how on earth can this nest of commie vipers be correct about so called Climate Change?
Answer: Dear, oh dear, oh dear; what are you going on about?
Shall we take an objective look at how the Met office are doing?
Here is the prior forecast for what the weather was expected to be doing right now http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_temp.html and here are the live observations from 125 reporting stations around the UK http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/observations/
Each station reports dozens of metrics at one hour intervals; seven of which are reported on the observations page. So that’s 125 x 7 x 24 = 21,000 reported observations per day. Of the 875 live observations, every single one of them is accurate to within a small margin of error. Use the links to get recent forecasts and observations and the level of accuracy continues to be exceptionally high. In fact, I can’t spot any part of the country where the recorded temp and the forecast temp differed by more than 3°C.
Do not make the mistake of comparing incompatible weather forecasts. For example – a national forecast gives temperatures for major towns and cities with the temps adjusted to sea-level. Regional forecasts do not always adjust temps in this manner.
For example, I live out in the country at an altitude of about 400 metres. The current forecast temp is minus 2°C, the current temp outside is minus 6.0°C which, allowing for the adiabatic lapse rate (2.7°C difference) and the urban heat island effect (0.5°C to 1.0°C) means that the temp is between 0.3°C and 0.8°C colder than forecast.
Please can you tell me which forecast predicted temperatures of minus 7°C. I have every forecast since 1998 archived so can easily verify the facts for myself. The only recent reference to a temp of –7°C is that this is what was forecast as a minimum in some of the sheltered and low-lying areas of Scotland. The actual temp reached was –7.8°C at Carterhouse in the Borders Region of Scotland.
Here’s an experiment you can do – go to the current weather forecast (Met office, BBC or whoever) and save the page to your computer. Then in a day, two days or whatever time scale applies, return to the forecast and compare it to what actually happened. It won’t always be right but, if you’re objective, you’ll see that the Met office has an accuracy in excess of 90%; which in a country that has some of the hardest weather in the world to predict, is pretty good going.
As for “minus 7 to minus 2 Celsius, a difference of 3.5 times” How do you work this out? The Celsius temperature scale is one that is relative to zero, as with all such scales, no mathematical operators can be applied. For example – the exact same temps in °F are 19.4°F and 28.4°F and there’s certainly not a difference of 3.5 times.
If you want to multiple temps then you have to first convert them to an absolute scale – Kelvin or Rankine. In which case minus 7 becomes 266.15K and minus 2 becomes 271.15K.
Also, let’s keep things in context. Assuming that the temp was forecast to be minus 7°C and was revised to minus 2°C, what you’re looking at is one metric out of 21,000 per day, in one day out of the 60,000 on record in an area that covers less than one five hundredth of the Earth’s land surface. So in perspective you’re attempting to draw conclusions based on one half a trillionth of what you should be looking at.
And in any event, as you well know (or should do), climate and weather are two different things. Why are deniers so quick to point that out when it suits their cause but then totally ignore their own protestations whenever it suits them?
Category: Global Warming
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Drivers Face More Winter Weather
On Tuesday afternoon, the Met office stepped up its number of severe weather warnings for the week due to a huge snow storm and hurricane-force winds set to cause disruption across the UK. Most of the UK will be hit by the band of snow – from the West ...
G.O.P. Strategists Fret Over Trump Debate ‘Circus’
Republican strategists on Monday bemoaned the prospect of a presidential debate hosted by Donald J. Trump even as Newt Gingrich , surging in recent polls, made a pilgrimage to see Mr. Trump, the billionaire real estate mogul and reality TV star. Mr. Gingrich arrived Monday at Trump Tower in New York to a crush of news media, the latest Republican - By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
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Why are we paying the people at the MET OFFICE bonuses for trying to spread panic about global warming?
They cant forecast Tuesdays weather on a Sunday, so, how are they so sure my house will be under the sea in 100 years time?
Why do we pay any attention to these buffoons, and even more so, why do we pay them bonuses?
Answer: Paving the way for higher taxes
Category: Other - Politics & Government
Seoul to Phase Out Native English Teachers
In its budget for 2012, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education cut about W4 billion (US$1=W1,126) for 225 native speakers teaching at high schools. If the budget is approved by the city council, most of the high schools in Seoul except for 30 English ...
Delivering a smart cloud-based weather community with the MET OFFICE
The Met office is the UKs national weather service and has provided weather forecasts forover 150 years. The Met office, records weather observations from a network ...
OP-ED COLUMNIST; The Wonky Liberal
Republicans have many strong arguments to make against the Obama administration, but one major criticism doesn’t square with the evidence. This is the charge that President Obama is running a virulently antibusiness administration that spews out a steady flow of job- and economy-crushing regulations. In the first place, President Obama has - By DAVID BROOKS
MET OFFICE: UK: severe weather warnings
The Met office - The latest UK and international weather forecast. Global weather services for business and the public. UK weather warnings.
ENDANGERED DRAGON; An Entrepreneur’s Rival in China: The State
SHANGHAI — It was the kind of entrepreneurial breakthrough that China counts on to make it a global leader in innovation. Cathay Biotech, a private company here, developed a way to ferment hydrocarbons in industrial vats and turn them into advanced nylon ingredients for use in lubricants, diabetes drugs and other 21st-century marvels. The - By DAVID BARBOZA
Scottish government calls for school closures as gales threaten
The Met office said there was significant risk of structural damage. The government said the level of travel warning was "unprecedented for high wind situations". Following a meeting of the Scottish cabinet on Wednesday evening, local authorities were ...
Chris Huhne launches the MET OFFICE Climate Impacts Report | Flickr ...
Chris Huhne launches the Met office Climate Impacts Report at the Durban COP17 Climate Conference, 05 December 2011.
MET OFFICE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Met office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, but now the official name in itself), is the United Kingdoms national weather service, and a ...
Why does the MET OFFICE bother to give a 5 day forecast on their site?
It seems to be always wrong. They keep changing it and on the current day I think they look out of the window and change it to suit. Today is still wrong however. It says heavy showers for London and it stayed dry all day.
I can make better forcasts by always saying tomorrow will be the same as today and I will get it right more often!
Answer: The only industry where you can CONSTANTLY get it wrong and keep your job. "Changeable", covers pretty much everything really!
What's really funny is that you can have 2 forecasts immediatly after each other eg. BBC national followed by BBC local and both be totally different.
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Barbara Orbison Dies at Age 60
Born in Germany, she met rock star Roy Orbison in London where the Beatles ... After her husbands death, Barbara Orbison opened an office and publishing company in Nashville to administer his estate and legacy with Roy Orbisons music reissues ...
Suspect in Albertville teachers slaying claims he was mentally ill
The attorneys in the case, both public defenders and prosecutors from the county attorneys office, met with District Judge Donald M. Spilseth in his chambers Tuesday afternoon, but nothing happened on the record in the courtroom. Under state court rules ...
What qualifications for MET OFFICE job?
Hey im thinking about applying for a job to work somewhere such as the Met office. Does anyone know what exact qualifications are needed for a job in this area of work?
Do you need Geography?
thanks
Answer: Hello
The Connexions website at http://www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/ provides information on specific employment areas. To find out more about a career in the Met office, add ‘Meteorologist’ to the search box for general information on the job role, working conditions and employment opportunities. The ‘further details’ link leads to more information on routes into this career as well as contact details for various relevant organisations.
Employment in this area is competitive, particularly for research posts. The most usual route is with a degree in meteorology, maths or physics, although computer science, environmental studies, physical geography or electronics are also relevant. Entry requirements for these degrees may vary but normally at least two A levels, including maths and/or physical science, and five GCSEs (A*- C) including English and maths, or equivalent qualifications, will be required.
There are also support-level meteorological jobs at the Met office although competition is high for these too - at least 2 A levels at grade C or above (Maths and physics are often preferred) or equivalent, are generally required.
It may be possible to access work placements offered by the Met office or other meteorological organisations as a useful way to gain relevant work experience.
You may find it helpful to check out the following websites for further information including opportunities for work experience, training and employment:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ - The Met office; this includes a section on 'Learning'; training information is included in this link.
http://www.rmets.org/ - Royal Meteorological Society(RMS); the professional body for anyone whose profession or interests are connected with weather. The RMS site lists all meteorology-related degrees and postgraduate qualifications.
http://www.semta.org.uk/ - Sector Skills Council for Science Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (SEMTA).
Allow time for research as you may see other links to follow up. I hope this helps with your query and wish you well in your plans for a future career.
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MET OFFICE issues a severe weather warning for Cumbria and Lancashire
The Met office has issued a weather warning for Cumbria and Lancashire for tomorrow and Friday. The North West has been put on amber alert with residents being informed to be alert and ready for severe weather. The Met office has said that there is a 60 ...
Gingrich: John Bolton will be my secretary of state
Bolton to be his secretary of state if he’s elected president next year, according to several of those who met with him. Hours later he repeated ... Mr. Bolton has not endorsed anyone in the race and his office said it was unlikely he would ...
MET OFFICE: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article
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How does the MET OFFICE measure the millimetres of rain that has fallen?
How do they decide that for example 40mms of rain has fallen? What do they use to collect the level of rain as standard? Just watching the news today about the flash floods and they said that 90mms fell today. I am sure that more than that level collected in my bin today!
LOL - Princess - know what you mean!
Answer: A rain gauge with a funnel 5 inches in diameter is used.
Have a look at the site below for a detailed description of how they measure rainfall.
As an aside I think we, in Kent, got off very lightly (again) today.
I feel for everyone who has been affected by this summer's floods, I really do. Mother Nature can be cruel can't she?
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MET OFFICE Winter Hills Video - Thoughts from the outdoors ...
Sian Lloyd presents a Met office vid about planning for winter conditions.
What do you know about the MET OFFICE winter predictions?
My source spins quite a tale about the Met office. The gist of it is this: The Met office publicly published winter predictions for Europe for mild temperatures. At the same time, it apparently told the government (UK) in confidence that this winter would be more severe than average.
I realize my source is a skeptical website but regardless, does anyone have any concrete information on this? It would seem to me that if the UK government had this info yet did not bolster salt levels or winter maintenance budgets, I would imagine the public might be irritated by that.
(Note, this is my third attempt at this question. My links are obviously being the problem. This time, I only have a news source. If they stop questions with news sources as the links we have a problem.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1343863/Met-Office-knew-Decembers-big-freeze-coming-hushed-up.html
Eric, I know that it (my previous question) has not been deleted but it has been removed from the main stream. Can you see it in the Global Warming section? I cant.
Answer: I have an article from the Sidney Morning Herald, apparently reprinted from the Telegraph. It says the Met was predicting a warm winter as late as November:
"They {the Met} said it would be mild and damp, and between one degree and one and a half degrees warmer than average."
I really don't know what they knew or didn't know, or knew and kept secret. I really don't care. I know they predicted a warm winter (again), and it has been bitter cold (again). It might be good to see what is on the Met's own website, although I'm sure their predictions have been scrubbed already.
This is not the first time the Met has gotten into hot water for completely missing a weather prediction. They said last winter would be warmer than average and the summer of 2010 would be "a barbeque." When in fact:
"Again, accuracy is the issue, with the Met office coming under severe criticism over the prediction of a barbeque summer last July. The UK suffered a washout.
And its forecast of a mild winter attracted derision as temperatures plunged to as low as -22C in parts of Britain."
The BBC is considering dropping the Met as their weather source and going with a New Zealand firm which offers more accurate predictions at a better price. And this is the outfit we trust when it comes to long term predictions???
Category: Global Warming
Can I contact the MET OFFICE to find my lost servant?
As a Monday afternoon jape/experiment, I inflated forty helium balloons to see whether they would lift an 86 year old groundskeeper. I tied the fellow the the balloons and stood back. Unfortunately, I wasnt prepared for the speed at which he would rise, so I was unable to prevent him hurtling up into the sky. Eventually his screams of terror faded into the distance, and I could no longer see him after a while.
Would the weather office be the best people to contact?
Answer: So that is what fouled the engines on my airship...
Sir, in the next few days you will be receiving:
- a bill from me for repairs to a 16-cylinder Daimler dirigible engine
- a summons to the local court for flouting numerous air traffic control byelaws
- a certificate for your deceased servant from the local branch of the Texas Bonehead Club.
Category: Weather
MET OFFICE confirms UK autumn second warmest on record
The Met office has confirmed that this autumn has been the second warmest on record across the UK with average temperatures of 11.2 degrees Celsius.
London & South East England weather forecast - MET OFFICE
Met office 5-day weather forecast for London & South East England, 15-day and 30-day forecast for the UK.
Criminal investigation launched against Southaven Mayor Greg Davis over expenses
A criminal investigation into Southaven Mayor Greg Davis’s expenses has been launched by the U.S. Attorney’s office, the FBI and the DeSoto County District attorney. “I can now confirm State Auditor Stacey Pickering has met with the ...
MET OFFICE Climate Forecasts: Always Wrong But Never In Doubt
The Global Warming Policy Foundation ... When it comes to testing a climate model, the future is more important than the past.
If the government want to save money why dont they close the MET OFFICE?
The Met office is part of the MOD which has been told their budget will be cut so surely this should be the first step. They cant get the weather right 2 miles up the road from their glass palace costings billions of pounds.
Answer: I totally agree with you they can't get anything right if they did there wouldn't be half as many disasters due to flooding etc. The money should be spent on giving better equipment to our troops. All we need is a piece of seaweed out of the window that's a far better forecast lol.
Category: Government
I can make the same predictions as the UK MET OFFICE, but without a meteorology degree - should they employ me?
They recently said "there is a 50% possibility that this winter will be a cold one!"
So their considered professional opinion is it may be cold, or it may just as likely be mild. I could have told them that.
Answer: Anyone could make a guess like that but they go into the forecast models and look at a wide range of them. All forecast models show a different pattern and without the ability to understand what you are looking at and have the physics and math background involved in a meteorology degree, there's a limitation between a guess anyone could make and an understanding of what all the models show.
Category: Weather
FILM; Miquel Barcelós African Adventure
MADRID — Miquel Barceló became Spain’s most valuable living artist when one of his paintings, representing a bullring, was auctioned in June by Christie’s for almost €4.5 million, or about $6 million. More recently, Mr. Barceló has again been in the spotlight, but this time in the setting of a barren African - By RAPHAEL MINDER
MET OFFICE: Weather and climate change
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UK MET OFFICE: World temperature back down to 1997 level
The UKs Met office has unveiled preliminary figures showing that according to its global temperature database, worldwide temperatures this year have descended to the ...
UK Autumn Warmth Rivaled Highest Ever
The average seasonal temperature of 11.2 degrees C fell barely short of the 11.4 degree mark set in 2006, provisional calculations from the UK Met office showed. A breakdown by region showed that Wales and Northern Ireland actually matched ...
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Met office Panic Forecast Climate Change Will Make It More Of The Same. Climate change: do you want the good news or the bad? - Climate Change - Environment - The Independent. Spain will be arid, with all of its ...
When the MET OFFICE says "very likely" does it mean anything?
Theyre trying to tell people who are shoveling snow in subtropical locations that the earth is warming. Are they "very likely" lying, or "very likely" nuts?
Answer: It's a dubious statement reflecting opinion rather than scientific fact. I wonder how many people would get on a plane where the FAA stated that this plane was "very likely" to be safe, or imagine a truck driver who had to cross a bridge who's posted weight limit was "very likely" safe to cross?
No, the term "very likely" shows that there is no scientific basis to the statement itself and no better than a flip of a coin to give an accurate prediction.
No doubt that those with money in the game will accept this as absolute proof. Follow the money, it's the greed of "global warming".
Category: Global Warming
MET OFFICE issues flash flood watch | Dominica News Online
According to the Met office weather across Dominica is being affected by a trough system which will continue to maintain unstable conditions across the island during the next 24 hours. “Southwesterly winds in the upper ...
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Just checked Met office in advance for tomorrow morning, taxi to work it is. 50mph winds meens one thing, Ill mess up my hair, Zzz time. From: PortsmouthJack - Source: web
RT @STV_NEWS_AGENCY: The Met office’s red level severe weather warning is the UK’s first since heavy snow in Scotland last December #glasgow #scotstorm From: Boab10 - Source: web
Developing: Met office issues its highest-RED ALERT-warning for winds as high as 100 mph in Scotland http://t.co/x2o8un06 From: stormchaser4850 - Source: TweetDeck
@Jowanza theyre overpaying for a lot of ppl. I like us for the met front office job. From: MrMention15 - Source: Twitter for iPhone
@Gingernyc Hope you make it up to Glasgow ok. Met office on Red Alert for central Scotland. Sounds like its going to be a bit mental. From: ScottBismarck - Source: web
😓 RT @hwsoh: The pretty girl i met at office lift had eyeliner as broad as a nano block. From: melpig - Source: Twitter for iPhone
@EastRenCouncil Why are East Renfrewshire ignoring the advice of the Govt, the police and the Met office? From: CatL180 - Source: web
Im so grateful for all of you Ive met on here. Life in my beach office is never lonely when I have all of you to talk to. #thankyou From: bookzkeeper - Source: HootSuite
Im so grateful for all of you Ive met on here. Life in my beach office is never lonely when I have all of you to talk to. #thankyou From: alyciaedgar - Source: HootSuite
RT @CumbriaWeather: Met office WARNING: #Cumbria AMBER - (Be Prepared) **Wind** Alert Valid Thur 08DEC 10:00 to Fri 09DEC 06:00. http://t.co/4VSQ4LcH From: LakesLists - Source: Twitterrific for Mac
RT @CumbriaWeather: Met office WARNING: #Cumbria AMBER - (Be Prepared) **Wind** Alert Valid Thur 08DEC 10:00 to Fri 09DEC 06:00. http://t.co/4VSQ4LcH From: BlackishSheep - Source: Twitterrific for Mac