Comment on Life saving hurricane info locked behind a paywall

Buelldozer@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Yep. Hurricane info is available from official sources for free.

  However, I can’t help but imagine some tiktok of someone finding themselves trapped on a rooftop crying because their preferred app wouldn’t show some critical info.

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    For anyone who doesn’t know where here’s NOAA. www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/…/093335.shtml?cone They’re who does America’s atmospheric and oceanic measurements, everyone selling it gets it from them

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  • Aceticon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I’m pretty sure somebody who died because they didn’t made sure to check freely available information beforehand given the very loud and widespread advanced notices that “serious shit might be coming your way” counts as Natural Selection.

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    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Probably. Willful ignorance.

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