Submitted 3 weeks ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/08/weather/texas-floods-timeline-weather-alerts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.U08.sFoB.i_AmImW-vy9-
Did the camp have a, “no cell phones” policy? Because that would explain a lot.
…which is why solely relying on cell phones for emergency alerts isn’t a great plan.
Im not sure, but its common for canyons like they were in to simply not have cell service, and Texas has a history of doing statewide alerts for local issues, so a lot of people simply disabled the alerts
riskable@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Did the camp have a, “no cell phones” policy? Because that would explain a lot.
…which is why solely relying on cell phones for emergency alerts isn’t a great plan.
silence7@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Im not sure, but its common for canyons like they were in to simply not have cell service, and Texas has a history of doing statewide alerts for local issues, so a lot of people simply disabled the alerts