Conspiracy theories rather than facts: As of November 30, there will be no more comments on the MeteoSwiss blog.Image: imago-images.de
The Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology justified the closure of the “comments section” with an increasingly negative tone and austerity measures.
November 18, 2024 14:04November 18, 2024 14:06
Since 2014 it is possible to comment on MeteoSwiss blog posts in German, French and Italian. Starting November 30, this feature will be removed from all three languagesas announced by the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology on Monday.
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“Public abuse”
MeteoSchweiz regularly publishes articles about weather and climate on its internal blog. MeteoSchweiz reports that these articles have received 30,000 comments over the past two years. Of those, the National Weather and Climate Service had to reject about 8,000 comments.
MeteoSchweiz writes that over the past five years in particular, the tone of users on blogs has become more aggressive and negative.
- Comments are increasingly being used to spread conspiracy theories, intolerance and hatred.
- Furthermore, things often became personal, “including public insults to employees of MeteoSwiss or the federal government as a whole.”
Before 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic, blog discussions were more constructive. For example, exchange ideas on a specific topic.
The federal government must save
MeteoSwiss also cited cost-cutting reasons for removing support-intensive commenting functionality from the MeteoSwiss blog. Like all federal agencies, MeteoSwiss is affected by cross-sectional cuts and must implement federal government savings requirements.
“It is a shame to pass up this opportunity for interaction. However, we are committed to finding new, creative and constructive solutions to further the conversation.”
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Artificial Intelligence aims to improve weather and climate predictions
According to a joint statement from the Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) and SDSC, the use of artificial intelligence is aimed at optimizing short-term weather forecasts, better predicting the development of storms and increasing the accuracy of 10-day weather forecasts. The automated use of measuring equipment such as weather cameras and the quality control of these measurements should also be driven by AI.
Using artificial intelligence, past climate can be better observed and future climate can be calculated more accurately. These climate analyzes are a core foundation for adapting to climate change, measuring wind and photovoltaic potential, and assessing flood risk.
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