[meteorite-list] Meteoric Education For Meteorologists?

From: Dave Freeman mjwy <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:55:10 -0700
Message-ID: <459E82EE.9040100_at_fascination.com>

Quote:

"...come up with a 'press education pack' a little
booklet with a space rock stuck on that we could send out to all the
journalists etc for them to read - " end quote.

But Mark, that would mean someone would have to know how to read......
Dave F.
Land of burning snow, not far from Riverton, Wyoming


mark ford wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Indeed, but you are assuming that everybody on TV who presents the
>weather is a qualified meteorologist, so not true!.
>
> It used to be the case, but now unfortunately it is the 'weather totty
>effect' get a nice blonde/bloke giver her/him a few weeks on the job
>training and voila instant forecaster that everyone likes.
>
> Unfortunately weather forecasts are no longer any use, all the
>inflections in the voice (which used to mean stuff) and all the correct
>terminology etc has gone, replaced by a token gesture forecast like 'its
>going to be quite sunny' rather than giving accurate important
>information including wind speed direction, visibility, air pressure
>etc, the weather is still as important today as ever, peoples lives
>still depend on accurate information.
>
>So I doubt training real meteorologists in meteoritics would make any
>real difference.
>
>Maybe we could all
>
>>come up with a 'press education pack' a little
>>booklet with a space rock stuck on that we could send out to all the
>>journalists etc for them to read -
>
>now that would make a real
>difference!
>
>Best,
>
>Mark
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of RYAN
>PAWELSKI
>Sent: 04 January 2007 22:14
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoric Education For Meteorologists?
>
>I was just browsing some videos of this mornings spectacular show over
>Denver on Fox 31, and im actually a bit surprised at the lack of
>knowledge by the majority of the general public, especially
>meteorologists, who oftentimes do have some degree of astronomy/meteoric
>education. It seems the news team had come to an early conclusion that
>this was somehow part of the Quadrantids meteor shower (??). Now only if
>it were true... imagine what a great show the Perseids would be!! haha
>
>
>Ryan
>
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