http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/24368/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/noaa-scientist-disagrees-networks-claim-historic-california-drought <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> ABC, CBS and NBC worry over ‘worst drought on record,’ fail to mention California’s last severe drought. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/sean-long">Sean Long</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">This winter the networks have seized on all sorts of extreme weather, making it appear new, exciting or unusual. In the case of the California drought the broadcast networks have been hot and bothered claiming it is “historic.”</p><p dir="ltr">ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows hyped the California drought, describing it as unprecedented and the “worst drought on record.” But Dr. Martin Hoerling, a federal climate researcher, disagrees with that assessment. He said that the drought was consistent with previous California droughts.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@SeanLong717" target="_blank">Follow Sean Long on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/noaa-scientist-disagrees-networks-claim-historic-california-drought" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Climate Change Environment Media abc California cbs David Wright drought dry spell historic Martin Hoerling NBC New York Times NOAA Science scientist unprecedented Weather Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:31:29 +0000 julia.seymour 45793 at http://archive2.mrc.org