Its all about selling newspapers basically, so no suprise there then. The Daily 'Excess' and The Daily 'Fail' are the two worst culprits, and they are widely despised by professional meteorologists, amateur metereorologists and people like me who just watch the weather as a hobby. ( I love that reference to Lego and Airfix models Batty Bat, made me laugh ! )
This link is worth a read:
http://themediablog.typepad.com/the-med ... lines.htmlWhilst headlines like the one Geezer has provided ( and the link I have provided shows just how frequent they are in The Express ) may seem harmless and amusing, they are not. Quite apart from damaging the reputation of proper forecasting agencies ( and I include our very own much unfairly maligned Met Office in that ) they deliberately set out to mislead the public to boost sales.
Wheres the harm in that you might think ?
Where potential severe weather is concerned theres potential for a great deal of harm to be caused by 'crying wolf' once a week or even once a month. ( Both figures directly attributable to The Daily Express, as per above link.)
While its possible with the help of (non Lego/Airfix ) models to spot a POSSIBLE trend some way ahead, its bl**dy irresponsible to plaster it all over the front pages in great big headlines saying 'this WILL happen' as often as they do.
For sure it will get colder at times, its not rocket science, we are now heading from late Autumn into Winter, the days are shorter, and we tend to get the occasional Northerly/Easterly blast here in the UK.
Over in my weather thread here I tend to stick to 3-5 day predictions, and even those can go wrong, but if I think a definate trend needs keeping an eye on I will mention it, and point the readers to professional resources such as the Met Office for specific warnings.
Phew, I have said more than enough. Whatever the weather be lucky, be healthy, be happy.
Moley
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