Dick Goddard said the answer is that weather forecasters appreciate better the lack of reliable records.
“There’s only one constant, and that’s change,” he said. “We’ve only got accurate weather records back to 1874 and things have been changing back and forth since long before that.”
Bernier said local meteorologists “are just more practical” and not swayed by the opportunity for more grant money to do more research proving climate change.
As with most things, follow the money.
PS: just for reference, the article ends up with a balanced opinion form another meteorologist.
