The Global Warming Policy Foundation has demanded that the meteorological service issue a full retraction of what it claims is a “false and misleading claim.” The foundation alleged that this retraction is necessary as a result of the Met Office’s inability to support a claim it made on the BBC about storms in the UK being “more intense” due to climate change following a Freedom of Information request. The Met Office wrote in reply to the Freedom of Information request that it was unable to provide the requested information, as it “is not held.”
Moreover, in the Freedom of Information request, climate change policy critic Paul Homewood asked the Met Office for evidence supporting their BBC Radio 5 “Live Breakfast” statement. The Met Office was unable to provide this evidence, and referred instead to previous Met Office reports citing projections of storms in the future. However, Mr. Homewood pointed out that there has been no trend in maximum wind speeds since 1969.
Given this information, Mr. Homewood demanded that the Met Office “publish a correction” as “the storms of the 1980s and 90s in the UK were much worse than anything seen recently.” The Global Warming Policy Foundation also called for the Met Office to retract its claim.
Last month, a top forecaster warned that constant weather warnings could lead to the public ignoring them. This prompted the Cornwall-based Global Warming Policy Foundation to call on the Met Office to issue a full retraction of its claim. The Foundation underlines the possible consequences of constant weather warnings, emphasizing the need for the public to be accurately informed.
In conclusion, the Global Warming Policy Foundation and independent critics have called upon the Met Office to take responsibility for its claims and ensure that the public is provided with reliable and accurate information.