Opinion
I see where a new alert is being proposed to add the the NOAA Weather Alert System...
The green alert:
http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/...-risk-veterans
THis is proposed to be added to the Silver Alert, Amber Alert, ...along with a bunch of other "warnings"
When it started it was a weather alerts....and other disasters...earth quake, chemical spills, flooding etc'
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
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Working with the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Emergency Alert System , NWR is an "All Hazards" radio network, making it your single source for comprehensive weather and emergency information. In conjunction with Federal, State, and Local Emergency Managers and other public officials, NWR also broadcasts warning and post-event information for all types of hazards – including natural (such as earthquakes or avalanches), environmental (such as chemical releases or oil spills), and public safety (such as AMBER alerts or 911 Telephone outages). <
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During tornado season we depend on this as there isn't a basement or storm cellar.......
BUT
I really hate being woke up at 3;00 AM by that alert....not knowing if I looking at a life threatening event...
OR
Grandpaw wandered off, some one took off with a kid....and now vet in trouble.....?
I may be a bad person....but
Seems to me the "extra alerts" dilute the original intent...?
Why not 2 different channels?
I have shut mine off.....Too much crying wolf.....
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