Stepping back for a moment, field research like that done by the "wind-chasers" and "rain-chasers" may help us to get a handle on typhoons and monsoons that can bring disastrous weather, so that better preventive measures can be taken. But with respect to the many remaining mysteries about long-term climate change, scientific data is still inadequate.
退一步來說，像「追風」、「追雨」的這類實測研究，能幫助我們掌握颱風、西南氣流等即時災難天氣的變化，以預先做好防災因應；但對於尚有許多未知之謎的長期氣候變遷，科學研究也有時而窮。