荷蘭一些地方議員最近提議對(duì)錯(cuò)誤預(yù)報(bào)天氣狀況的預(yù)報(bào)員進(jìn)行罰款，稱這些“糟糕”的預(yù)報(bào)嚴(yán)重影響了當(dāng)?shù)氐暮┞糜谓?jīng)濟(jì)。荷蘭旅游景點(diǎn)協(xié)會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)人指出，過(guò)去一周，全國(guó)大部分地區(qū)天氣都很好，可天氣預(yù)報(bào)卻總說(shuō)會(huì)有降雨和雷暴，導(dǎo)致游客都取消出游計(jì)劃，很多旅游景點(diǎn)都蒙受了損失。他對(duì)總部位于希佛薩姆的KNMI氣象局提出指責(zé)，稱“希佛薩姆上空有降雨并不代表國(guó)內(nèi)其他地區(qū)也會(huì)有降雨”。對(duì)此，KNMI氣象局發(fā)言人回應(yīng)稱，當(dāng)?shù)仉娨?、廣播及報(bào)紙媒體從他們那里得到的是天氣預(yù)報(bào)的原始數(shù)據(jù)，至于如何將其呈現(xiàn)給受眾則是各媒體自己的事情。

Joep Thonissen, head of Recron, the Dutch tourist attraction association, said "incorrect" forecasts were causing "considerable damage" to visitor attractions.

Local councillors in the Netherlands are calling for weather forecasters who get their predictions wrong to be fined.

The demand comes from Labour councillors in Hoek van Holland who say that "bad" forecasts are spoiling the local seaside trade.

It follow claims that wrong forecasts in both the Netherlands and Belgium are damaging outdoor attractions as day trippers cancel plans to go out because of poor weather prospects.

Joep Thonissen, head of Recron, the Dutch tourist attraction association, said "incorrect" forecasts were causing "considerable damage" to visitor attractions.

He said, "Last week it was really good weather over most of the country but the weather forecasts were full of heavy rain and thunderstorms, so people stayed home."

KNMI, the commercial weather bureau, based at Hilversum, near Amsterdam, whose forecasts are widely used by Dutch TV and newspapers, has been blamed with Mr Thonissen saying: "Heavy rain above Hilversum does not mean that is the case in the rest of the country."

Pieter van Cutsem, who runs a small hotel in Hoek van Holland, agrees that forecasters should be "punished" for incorrect predictions, saying: "Despite having more forecasting tools than ever before they often get it wrong.

"Recent weather reporting has been completely inaccurate and it is hitting local businesses dearly because people are cancelling bookings. I agree they should be fined on the grounds of disseminating incorrerct information."

Cees Molenaars, a spokesman for KNMI told the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf: "TV, radio and newspapers use the raw data we deliver but it is up to them to how their forecasts turn out."

Last week, tourist attraction bosses in Belgium called for "less pessimistic forecasts" and urged meteorologists to pay as much attention to sun as they do to rain.

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