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Article: "Global warming": stirs a storm for.... weather forecasters.
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- St. Louis Journalism Review
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- March 1, 2009
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Scientists from around the globe warned in March that irreversible climate shifts are moving to worst case scenario. Despite the alarm, most weather forecasters still avoid any mention of global warming on their nightly TV broadcasts.
Eric Aldrich, a meteorologist at KOMU-TV, the NBC affiliate in Columbia associated with the University of Missouri School of Journalism, doesn't see a need to get into the climate shift subject on broadcasts. Aldrich believes there is not enough time to mention global warming on TV weather segments and it is too controversial a topic.
"Global warming is a climate issue and is not related to the weather per se," said ...