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Why is it so hard being a weather reporter?
A very useful example of the effect of chaos on everyday life, is weather prediction. Weather
patterns exhibit chaotic tendencies and as a result, forecasts are never totally accurate,
and long-term forecasts, even for one week, can be totally wrong. This is due to minor
disturbances in areas such as airflow and solar heating. Each disturbance may be minor, but the
change it creates will increase geometrically with time. Soon, the weather will be far
different than what was expected.
Next: How can the weather reporter win?
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