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Ask HN: Are BBC and CNN intentionally squashing AAS bombshell?
Just to be clear I am in favor of reducing CO2. I am not in favor of selective reporting. Am I missing something? This is the American Astronomical Society making the announcement, not some fringe right-wing group. I am sympathetic to many of CNN and BBC's positions but they have lost all credibility in their silence. I can't watch Fox (too political) but I can't stay with BBC after this so its Christian Science Monitor I guess.
- slater 15y agoSome context would be useful. What announcement? The AAS website doesn't seem to be highlighting any announcements, and CSMonitor hasn't got any news up on this "bombshell" either?
- J3L2404 15y agohttp://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0614/A-sun-with-no-sun-spots-What-that-could-mean-for-Earth-and-its-climate http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0614/A-sun-with-no-sun... http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~deforest/SPD-sunspot-release/SPD_solar_cycle_release.txt http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~deforest/SPD-sunspot-release/SP...
- slater 15y agoThank you for those links. My take on it is that they're not intentionally squashing anything, it's just that predictions (especially on a topic as stuffy as astrophysics) aren't as news-worthy as actual events?