On Monday, in a move that should send a chill down the spines of scientists everywhere, Hungary fired its top two meteorologists over a botched forecast, writes vinaymenon
If a weather forecast is accurate, it doesn’t register. Nobody is grateful. It is taken for granted. But when a forecast is wrong we lose our minds. We blame meteorologists for the weather:
But the civilized world always understood the rules of engagement. Meteorologists rely upon atmospheric sensors and complex radar data. They track variables in constant flux. Mistakes are inevitable.But in Hungary, it’s the weather people who are now complaining. It’s as if we tarred and feathered Dave Phillips after he wrongly predicted an early spring. Hungary’s weather service analyzed the data this weekend and arrived at a probability in good faith. Yes, it turned out to be wrong. And they apologized. That’s where the story should have ended.
What’s weird is the weather app on my phone called for no rain that afternoon. It was like a precipitation surprise party!Dr. Anthony Fauci just announced he will be retiring in December after serving under seven U.S. presidents and nearly 40 years as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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