Some tried to keep the weather in perspective.
From a weather service perspective, the local forecast and the warnings and watches that are put out in extreme events are the best in the world right now.
Some perspective: weather is weather and storms are storms, not the galloping horsemen of the apocalypse, as the half-in-jest hysteria in cyberspace would have us believe.
From a portfolio perspective, weather contracts offer one of the best returns relative to the traditional debt and equity markets.
From a risk management perspective, weather derivatives ensure that corporations are in a position to meet investor expectations and deliver profits by meeting cash flows, even during times of bad weather.
And Detroit's true four-season climate means testing can take place in a wide range of weather conditions, for perspective on system performance that will apply in a broader percentage of teh world.
Tim Palmer, professor of climate physics at the University of Oxford, explains: "When the jet stream moves up to the north, and then travels back down to the UK, it brings with it cold air, blizzards, very severe and unpleasant weather from that perspective.
