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New hurricane scale might change the way we measure dangerous storms
Maumelle Weather:
I came across the following story on Twitter courtesy of ChaserTV.
I read this as an attempt to marginalize/compete with the NWS on what the NWS/NHC do very well, or they are doing it for ratings like all the crap TWC does, which is crap IMHO.
WeatherHost:
If it doesn't come from NOAA, I don't pay attention to it.
ocala:
I read that article. These private companies make all there advances using NOAA data. Nothing wrong with that but I would never buy that product for that reason.
Besides, I don't like AccuWeather for trying to get rid of NOAA.
Maumelle Weather:
A very good point, Ocala on companies using NOAA data for something like this. I have never cared for Accuweather myself, plus if they go forward with this, how will any of the general public understand where their rating classification comes from, how its derived, etc. Accuweather will say its proprietary to them only on how they arrived at the rating. That is unfair to the general population as to what storm affects them.
For that matter, it makes me wonder if Accuweather is collaborating with the insurance companies on this for their mutual benefit? Just a thought that has occurred to me.
ocala:
I don't usually contact my senator but he will be hearing from me in regards to Myers trying to be appointed to an agency in charge of NOAA. I don't care if he divested himself from everything AccuWeather. He has other plans. 😠
Let me explain my position here. Barry Myers is Trump's candidate to be the head of NOAA. He is the the brother of Joel Myers, co founder of Accuweather. In anticipation of his nomination he divested himself from everything AccuWeather. Do you really think he can run NOAA objectively?
I sure don't. Hence my position.
AccuWeather tried once to get rid of NOAA with the help of senator Rick Santorum who is also from Pennsylvania, where AccuWeather is based.
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