I'm not ploughing a lonely furrow in my examination of Ring's "forecasting". Apart from Bill Keir's dissection of the moon method, I've come across a couple of other web pages that put his forecasts under the microscope. I See Dumb People, an NZ site devoted to exposing scams, has an interesting page on Kenny and his forecasts. They're very strong on his ability to conjure accurate forecasts out of the most unpromising material in his almanac. And an Australian site, Second Sight, isn't too impressed with Ken either.
But Ken's not on his own, either. I've discovered that there are a few people who call themselves astrometeorologists who believe that the moon and stars can be a useful predictive tool. Here's an American example, WeatherSage, (there's a blog, too). And guess what? Ms WeatherSage has page of tributes to astrometeorologists - including Ken Ring. It's a small moon...
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