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6 March 2009
Is Your Local TV Weatherperson a Meteorologist? Do They Understand Climate Science?
As someone who does a TV weathercast each day, I’m keenly aware, that I’m the only person with a Science background that most people see, on a daily basis. This is true of just about everyone who does weather on TV. This begs the question that is the title of this post. Is your local weather person a Meteorologist? It depends, I guess, on what your definition of a Meteorologist …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.