Florida to Get Hit by Violent Weather this weekend.
Robert Grumbine wrote:
In article ,
Steve Schulin wrote:
In article .com,
"Psalm 110" wrote, in part:
... Steve Schulin, by proxy, predicted
a "major Tropical Storm or hurricane to develop in the Carribean in
Mid-November". A piddly tropical depression #27 formed just long enough
for the Astrologer Piers Corbyn to stake his claim on it as the one he
predicted through his sock-puppet Schulin. Too bad. It fizzled from
embarassment by being associated with Corbyn and Schulin. "Death before
Dishonor".
I, on the other hand am not making prediction centuries in advance
based on Solar Leprechans flying out of the mothership parked up
Corbyn's buttocks...
Dang. When I saw the Oct 21 Weather Action news release, I thought
others in sci.environment would be interested in the expectation stated
therein for the formation of major Tropical Storm or hurricane in
Carribbean around Nov 13-16. The expectation was said to have been based
on latest version of Weather Action's proprietary Solar Weather
Technique. The claims that this method is astrology seem to be grounded
in a definition of astrology which would include any scientific inquiry
into the effects of the solar system on the sun. That definition seems
quite unreasonable to me. This "fizzled from embarassment" notion is a
hoot. The kook does have a creative flair.
A forecast of 'around November 13-16' doesn't gain much interest from
the professionals -- just how far 'around' does he mean? Would the 10th
count? How about the 20th? They're 'around' the time period. Professionals
have to give boundaries -- between Nov 13 and 16 inclusive (and only --
if it happens at 12:01 AM on the 17th, the forecast is busted).
Nor does this forecast verify even with the sloppiness about valid time.
The forecast was for a 'major Tropical Storm or Hurricane'. Again,
what's a 'major' one here? But no matter in this case, #27 never
reached either category at all, so can hardly be considered a 'major' one.
Tropical storm and hurricane are both defined quantities, and
the only system during his period anywhere in or near the region
simply didn't reach the definition.
Again you show your double standards.
Good that he has any.
josh halpern
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