We Spend a Million Dollars a Day on the Bureau of Meteorology
Do you think we’re getting value for money?
The Bureau of Meteorology wants indemnity from any claims against them as a result of dodgy weather forecasts. It’s an inexact science, they say.
Wait. What?
I thought the science was settled!
What about indemnifying the US from costs, loss or damages if Chris Bowen’s Net Zero fetish, based on BoM forecasts, is wrong?
Here’s my take…
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Originally published at The James Macpherson Report.
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