Thread by @robinmonotti

🧵 ON THE BBC's FALSE CLAIMS in their article titled:
"False claims of bogus heatwave spread online"
FALSE CLAIM 1:
"The air temperature measurements taken in countries affected by the heatwave will have been obtained using instruments and methods approved by the World… https://t.co/FtOmWjMdKntwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

FALSE CLAIM 2:
"Contacted by the BBC, Mr Monotti directed us to the Italian Meteorological Service's website, which listed different temperature readings for that day in Jerzu.
However, none of those readings were taken in Jerzu itself, but instead in nearby municipalities (with… https://t.co/685Waw4U4Ttwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

FALSE CLAIM 3
That my tweet was misleading.
In fact, while the climate station used by the BBC for the 48.2°C claim, Jerzu RU, is ~10Km away, the weather station I reported, with a max of 41.5°C, is off a football pitch in Jerzu itself (JERZU RF). Therefore mine was the accurate… https://t.co/MSjbwumH3Ftwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

FALSE CLAIM 4
"He then alleged that the equipment to get that particular temperature reading did not abide by international standards."

I did not "allege": I stated as fact that the station used by the BBC is NOT approved by the WMO! Others are, and none of those reported… https://t.co/7OOJQ4Ibp0twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

FALSE CLAIM 6:
That my tweet is misleading. My tweet uses two sources both from the BBC indicating the forecast was not in line with current temperature in Sicily's biggest city. What was misleading was the BBC's claim of 46 & 47°C in Sardinia & Sicily. The BBC again uses a… https://t.co/GnKunQXJcbtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

WHAT THE BBC AND I AGREE ON: Valid temperatures need, as a minimum, to be first recognised by national authorities, which are the temperatures I provided the BBC with, and ultimately by the WMO. Unapproved WMO stations therefore need two levels of further validation that they do… https://t.co/l0DF3uHrmjtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…