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To: djpg
Why is climatology a “science” and meteorology not? Meteorology makes predictions that are confirmed or falsified. Climatology makes predictions that are forgotten or obsolete before they can be verified. Meteorology is empirical, but climatology is speculative.

Real meteorologists have degrees in meteorology and had to take major science and mathematics in college. I had to take Calculus and Calc-based Physics as well as Chemistry, Geology, Biology to get mine.

My University changed their curriculum, dropped Meteorology, and now give out Climatology degrees that do not make a person take any of those science and math classes.

As I look at the new course syllabus I see a bunch of politically correct garbage classes made to look like science but very few classes that have any substance or give a good grounding in science, math and logic.

13 posted on 03/29/2010 5:18:27 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: OldMissileer
On a personal note -- I'll show my ignorance re your tagline: "PK"?

(I've been in some of the others' silos...)

21 posted on 03/29/2010 6:01:39 PM PDT by TXnMA (D'Aleo re Hansen's "GISS" temperature database: "Non Gradus Anus Rodentum!")
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