Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in public science discourse:
"In normal situations the wind is blowing across the Pacific, from South America towards Indonesia, and it piles up the warm water in the West Pacific. That piled-up warm water is wanting to move towards South America but it can't because the winds are pushing it there."
Dr Tim Stockdale
Dr Tim Stockdale (scientist at European Centre For Medium Range Weather Forecasts) was being interviewed on an episode ('Oceans in hot water?')
of the BBC's 'Science in Action').
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Tags: ocean currents
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