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23 July 2009
Breakthrough in Hurricane Predictions?? Maybe!
There was an intriguing paper in Science this month about tropical cyclone predictions. Every spring, there is considerable media attention to the forecasts from Colorado State and NOAA, on how many hurricanes we can expect. Every spring, I remind my viewers that these forecasts have little skill. Nonetheless, you cannot learn to forecast something unless you try and trying brings new knowledge and insight. So have at it, but tell the …
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.