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(Source: Cesar Ruelase) Disillusioned with local weather forecasts? If so, you probably aren't as frustrated as Chicago resident Cesar Ruelase. He wants Chicago TV meteorologist Tom Skilling held accountable for what Ruelase says are consistently erroneous forecasts, and he's gone so far as to launch a website and start a petition to have Skilling demoted from meteorologist to "weather guesser." "The reason I focused on Skilling," Ruelase told the Chicago Reader, "is people trust him even though they obviously shouldn't." According to Ruelase, "By calling himself a meteorologist, Tom Skilling has led us to believe he knows what the weather will be. In fact, he has no idea. He's just ...
When Punxsutawney Phil popped his furry little head out of his Pennsylvania hole on Feb. 2, 2013, there was no shadow to be seen. News quickly spread across the country: Spring would come early this year. But here we are, six weeks later, and much of the U.S. is still deep in the throes of winter. It seems Phil really messed up -- and people aren't pleased. Click through for a look at Internet users' take-no-prisoners response. At left, Randy Bish tweeted this comic on March 21 and wrote, "My cartoon: Springtime in Punxsutawney #killthegroundhog #groundhog #Punxsutawney ...
Spring has officially sprung, even if it's not particularly warm where you are. How do we know it's spring? Let us count the ways. Click through for 22 surefire signs of spring. ...
@lights tweeted: “Dear winter: While it's been great having you at my place for a few months, I think it's time you left. I no longer enjoy our long walks.” ...
(Fox 4 News/YouTube) Do TV weathercasters really know what they're talking about? TV weathercasters are a unique breed. They have to understand highly scientific information about future events and deliver that information with top-notch communication skills. There's a reason why you don't see many meteorologists with PhDs on television, though a few do exist. Most have focused their love of weather on research and teaching rather than mass communication. Roughly 90 percent of local weather forecasters have a degree or certificate in meteorology, after taking theoretical coursework in thermodynamics, kinematics, synoptic and mesoscale meteorology, fluid dynamics and forecasting. Sound ...
Think you're having a rough winter? Bet you're not as desperate for spring to arrive as these 22 people. Click through for a look at people who must be even more sick of winter than you are. Like this guy, who slipped on ice on live TV. ...
