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by cbsks 2105 days ago
Just because he gives misleading social commentary, doesn’t mean that his meteorological information is any less accurate.
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How do you know his meteorological information is accurate?
He is a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington, a fellow of the American Meteorological Society, and his resume [0] looks impressive to me. I realize that this is an appeal to authority, but since I don’t know enough about meteorology to make an informed decision about the specific information that he gives, his qualifications seem to indicate that he is a trustworthy source of meteorological information.

I did a quick internet search and looked him up on Wikipedia. His Wikipedia entry [1] mentions the controversies surrounding his non-professional views, but I didn’t find anything about his meteorological views being in question.

Please correct me if I missed something! It can be hard to determine if someone is trustworthy on the internet.

[0]: https://a.atmos.washington.edu/%7Ecliff/CliffsVitaeLatest090...

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Mass