Met Office : “trusted by millions of people across Britain”

The Met Office seasonal forecast record is nearly perfect. Whatever they predict, plan for  the exact opposite.

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12 Responses to Met Office : “trusted by millions of people across Britain”

  1. Dave N says:

    Kevin’s been living under a rock.

  2. Scarlet Pumpernickel says:

    They even got the volcano ash cloud wrong with their “models”.

  3. omnologos says:

    It IS trusted, alright. It is trusted to get it wrong, every time. They’re even better at that than the astrologers.

  4. Baa Humbug says:

    Met Office : “trusted by millions of people across Britain”
    Politicians: “trusted by millions of people across Britain”
    Used car salesman: “trusted by millions of people across Britain”
    Penis enlargement: “trusted by millions of people across Britain”
    Astrologers: “trusted by millions of people across Britain”

    Oh! Hang on, strike that last one. That one is true.

  5. Scarlet Pumpernickel says:

    http://geology.com/usgs/alaska-coastal-erosion/

    USGS searched high and low and found the fastest eroding cliff on earth

  6. Scarlet Pumpernickel says:

    http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/uk-storm-blamed-on-climate-change-20110217-1ay75.html

    The computer that can’t predict the next day’s weather said so, so it must be right

  7. Tufty says:

    I never use the Met Office as my lead scientific adviser, I look out of the window.

  8. Galvanize says:

    I work in the power industry, and forecasting the weather is important to us, as we nned to be able to trade with a good knowledge of plant output on a daily basis. Needless to say, we do not use the Met office for this data.

  9. Johnn Shade says:

    More here on ‘Climate Week’: http://climatelessons.blogspot.com/2011/02/topical-storm-alert-climate-week-has.html

    Who would have guessed that the dull and stodgy old Met Office of 30 years ago would turn into such a source of succour for political adventurism?

  10. Mike Davis says:

    There is a “Sucker Born Every Minute” and these people are living proof.

  11. Bruce says:

    They actually think this is a good selling point. Words fail me, these people are thick.

  12. Trusted—boy, they’ve earned it!

    /sarc

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