The Ecologist: 'Can we keep the politics and science of climate forecasting separate?
Published 3 November 2011
Ecologist magazine, investigating the accuracy of climate forecasting, quotes new research by the Lancaster Centre for Forecasting into the accuracy of forecasting methods: "My research revealed the limited availability of 'proper' forecasts from these climate models, yet we are risking the world on them. The whole thing is based on a set of forecasts – for example, how high should our flood defences be? – and we need to know how accurate they are," says the Centre's director, Professor Robert Fildes.