Hungary's weather chief sacked over wrong forecast

in #wortheum2 years ago

29127B56-541D-4EF9-90A0-BB9772A28A87.jpegHungary's top two weather experts have been fired over a mistaken weather forecast that sparked political uproar.
What had been billed "Europe's biggest fireworks display" had been organised for Saturday evening to celebrate St Stephen's Day - the national holiday,
But seven hours before the scheduled start, the government postponed the event, citing extreme weather warnings.
The weather, however, stayed calm - leading to the sackings of the head and deputy head of the weather service.