... And These People Flip Your Coins -- They Use Taxpayer Money to Fail.
The Hurricane predictions from Colorado are out again, if anyone other than the people funding them are interested. (Who would turn to the Rocky Mountains to find people to predict Hurricanes?)
For background, here is an excerpt from a post in this space on December 9, 2007:
Here is the web site for the Colorado State atmospheric prediction failures. The web site contains this statement:
(Partially supported by the National Science Foundation and AIG - Lexington Insurance Company)
It is fairly clear why the current federal government is steering Federal Taxpayer Funds to Colorado State University for this purpose. Reuters reports that the head person responsible for the Hurricane Prediction lack of success, disputes that global warming has affected the number or intensity of Hurricanes.
Is anyone outside of the current federal government paying attention to these latest Hurricane Predictions from the Rocky Mountains and, if so, why?
The current Federal government uses Taxpayer money to fund these poor predictions.
Using Taxpayer funds, the Colorado predictors were plain wrong about Hurricanes in 2005, and again in 2006, and again in 2007. Reportedly, the Rocky Mountain observers have issued 10 Hurricane forecasts in the past 10 years -- and they admit being wrong about 5.
Did getting half the questions right on any test in school make anyone an authority on that subject?
Or did anyone make half the decisions right at work over the course of 10 years, and continue to get paid for it?
A very real question is asked in this recent newspaper article: Why does anyone still listen to these people? Ken Kaye, "Hurricane Predictions Turning Out Risky at Best/Seasonal Forecasts Often Miss the Mark" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Wed., April 9, 2008). To that question I would add this one: Why does the current Federal government continue to use Taxpayer money to pay for these false predictions, particularly when there are alternatives which have shown success?
One more thought. Just coincidental, to be sure. The Colorado predictions previously came out in December in 2005, in 2006, and in 2007. December predictions of more Hurricanes released in December were avidly read by Florida Legislators gathering together to do Committee work.
Why is there now a renewed set of predictions in April? Just coincidental again, certainly. April predictions were released in 2008 while Premium Rate Increases are pending in Florida. More Hurricanes, more money for Premiums. We in Florida have been hearing that argument in 2005, in 2006, in 2007, and in 2008 -- when the Colorado predictions would only have been correct for Florida if they had predicted zero Hurricanes.
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