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Meteorologists lose their jobs due to inaccurate weather forecast

Meteorologists lose their jobs due to inaccurate weather forecast
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Two meteorologists have been fired due to an inaccurate weather forecast predicting a storm that never happened.

The top officials at Hungary's meteorological service were the center of attention after expected extreme weather failed to appear.

A major fireworks display in the city of Budapest was postponed by one week, after the major storm was forecast for Saturday night.

According the BBC, seven hours before the fireworks were scheduled to start, the government postponed the event, citing extreme weather warnings.

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"The weather stayed calm - leading to the sackings of the head and deputy head of the weather service.

"Some 40,000 fireworks were ready to be launched from 240 points along a 5km (3 mile) stretch of the Danube River in central Budapest, in a display usually watched by up to two million people."

The annual St. Stephen's Day fireworks show, along the Danube River in Budapest, is billed as the largest display in Europe.

The head and deputy head of the country's weather service were fired on Monday after the storm never arrived.

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