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Benton D Struckcheon

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1. It's like asking a day trader...

Reply to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 01:04 AM

Jan 2013

for advice about investing. One has a time horizon measured in days and hours, the other in years. Two different things entirely.
Meteorologists aren't trained to look at long-term trends. Climatologists are. The two have very little to do with each other.

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More than half of television weather reporters are climate deniers [View all] Bjorn Against Jan 2013 OP

It's like asking a day trader... Benton D Struckcheon Jan 2013 #1

While meteorology and climatology may not be the same thing... Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #2

What? My local idiot is not on the list? Correction, he is nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #3

Message deleted by the DU Administrators Smilo Jan 2013 #4

The people you see on TV "news" these days UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #5

Indeed Ian Iam Jan 2013 #7

When there was a New York Times channel on cable UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #11

What a bunch of fucking idiots. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #6

If they do not say what they are told by the sponsors Rain Mcloud Jan 2013 #8

Never tell your viewers they are wrong and you just might keep your job Bozita Jan 2013 #9

That is just the craziest thing.. yet, here Cha Jan 2013 #10

Well they'd better explain the temperatures in Kansas yesterday malaise Jan 2013 #12