“I think climateology is more of an art than science. It attempts to use science to explain earths dynamic weather patterns in a short term “stimulus-response” manner when actually earths weather is so long term in nature that discernable patterns are not recognizeable...not enough data. Science is based on predictability.”
It’s a science since it is based on data collection and analysis. Interpretation of the data can be an art form in that the same data can be interpreted differently.
As far as precictability, weather is what happens in the short term, climate is VERY long term. Its the study of gross trends that happen over centuries or millenia. Not many climatologists live to see if thier predictions come true.
You could use the same description to refer to “Political Science” yet we all know that college graduates of this discipline receive a BA degree, not BS. Because human beings and our climate are unpredictable you cannot say they are a science. The dictionary defines science as “knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method”. I see no general laws in climateology, merely efforts to use science to explain observed phenomena and, by extension, assumptions leading to pet conclusions.