tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post1471381783917910140..comments2023-10-27T07:50:27.411+01:00Comments on Next Left: Hannan: poor weather forecasts call climate science into questionTom Hampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917325958130851128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-41719246836218279912009-09-04T18:29:11.906+01:002009-09-04T18:29:11.906+01:00I assume Hannan's comment about the Met office...I assume Hannan's comment about the Met office was in relation to the fact that this summer wasn't a "barbecue summer". But you see, the Met office never predicted a "barbecue summer", firstly because as scientists, the term "barbecue summer" is hardly scientific, but also because they predicted something along the lines of "there's a 60% chance the summer will be warmer than average", which the media duly turned into "THEREZ GONNA B A BARBEE SUMA LOLZORZ!!!!111"<br /><br />As someone on the internet said about Simon Jenkins recently, and could now so easily say about Hannan, he doesn't understand what a stochastic process is.<br /><br />Nor does he understand the difference between climate and weather. The difference is simple. If Hannan doesn't know what an average is, then maybe he could talk to a few ten year olds, as they could teach him.Oriel boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485043967856675028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-41981631310522478642009-08-27T12:09:29.372+01:002009-08-27T12:09:29.372+01:00Philip Blonde is launching his new think tank in a...Philip Blonde is launching his new think tank in autumn:<br />http://www.respublica.org.uk/<br /><br />This'll be one to watch and we'll see if progressive conservatism actually lives up to its name in being progressive._______https://www.blogger.com/profile/12750073111707564700noreply@blogger.com