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BumRushDaShow

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15. Meterologists are not "climate scientists" or "engineers" either
Mon May 25, 2026, 01:54 PM
10 hrs ago

They are their own separate fields. "Mechanical engineering" seems to have little to do with the actual "science" of hurricanes except maybe applicable to the instrumentation operation (or design/modification). I was in many classes with piles of engineers - chemical, mechanical, electrical, even some civil ones.

I literally almost majored in meteorology in college and got as far as freshman orientation to have to decide whether to go with that or the ACS Certified Chemist curriculum that I eventually would take, and picked chemistry because at the time, the job prospects for mets were low (this was before commercial outlets like TWC existed and Accuweather was still a youngish outfit, and where federal mets were loathe to retire to open a slot for new hires).

You have really gone off the deep end and I'm wondering what science courses you have taken yourself (it seems like little or none). You sound like a youngster too. You are repeating simplistic and narrow talking points that have little meaning to the field as a whole.

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