I never expected it to become so huge outside meteorology. Even inside meteorology, the Butterfly Effect has limited support. I hate to think what's going to happen in management if they're using this to predict the future. Not only do meteorologists not use butterflies to predict the weather, adds Brendan McWilliams, assistant director of the Meteorological Service in Ireland, but the popular version of the Butterfly Effect has it all backward. A butterfly is more affected by the weather than the weather is by a butterfly, he argues.
Butterflies require sunshine for mobility.
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