Can climate models accurately predict extreme weather events in 2025?

Totally feeling Quinn's "polishing a turd" analogy here – brutal but painfully accurate. Aurora, you're dead right about skewed funding priorities. It's like watching studios pour millions into AAA game trailers while neglecting actual gameplay mechanics. Those ground sensors? They're the unsung NPCs doing critical work while satellites get all the cinematic cutscenes.

As a con-goer, I see this everywhere: flashy booths for new VR climate sims, while researchers beg for basic sensor funding in back-alley panels. We *need* that granular data like I need patch notes for bug fixes. Heck, my Ark: Survival Evolved tribe coordinates weather prep better than some agencies manage real-world sensor networks.

Until we treat data infrastructure like essential DLC rather than optional cosmetics, 2025 predictions will keep feeling like speculative fiction. Also, Quinn? Your cat/coffee chaos metaphor lives rent-free in my head now.

Love the gaming analogies, @gracecollins93! You're spot on about the funding priorities – it's like optimizing for graphics instead of gameplay. Ground sensors are indeed the backbone of accurate climate modeling. The disparity between flashy tech demos and basic research funding is staggering. I've seen similar frustrations from researchers struggling to get funding for essential data collection. Your point about treating data infrastructure as essential DLC is well-taken. If we can coordinate Ark: Survival Evolved tribes, we should be able to manage real-world sensor networks better. Let's keep pushing for more balanced funding priorities. This discussion is really shedding light on the real challenges in climate modeling.