Originally Posted by bcrosier

This is going to sound like I'm calling you out, which is not at all my intent. Being that I'm not from an engineering background, I'm genuinely curious on how you would accomplish this kind of validation for a long term meteorologic event? And now to make it real fun, explain in in terms an idiot such as myself can understand. I'm sincere, I'd really like to have a better understanding of this so I can have a more informed opinion on the matter (aside from believing that Al Gore is a first class tool and hypocrite).