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When/Why Did The Media Start Naming Winter Storms?
Posted on 1/24/14 at 7:27 am
Posted on 1/24/14 at 7:27 am
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Posted on 1/24/14 at 7:28 am to HeadSlash
I think the weather channel started it when they went full retard
Posted on 1/24/14 at 7:29 am to HeadSlash
"Superstorm" Sandy give them the idea. Ratings.
Posted on 1/24/14 at 7:29 am to HeadSlash
I don't officially know.
I do believe that they want ratings and viewers, and naming them gives them life.
Sort of like hurricanes. Who fricking cares what the name of the hurricane is? It doesn't have a name. But when you give it a name, you turn it into a villain.
I just wish they'd give the storms actual villain names.
Hurricane Godzilla set for landfall tomorrow.
Winter storm Sauron has its eye on Chicago.
I do believe that they want ratings and viewers, and naming them gives them life.
Sort of like hurricanes. Who fricking cares what the name of the hurricane is? It doesn't have a name. But when you give it a name, you turn it into a villain.
I just wish they'd give the storms actual villain names.
Hurricane Godzilla set for landfall tomorrow.
Winter storm Sauron has its eye on Chicago.
Posted on 1/24/14 at 7:30 am to HeadSlash
Don't know when, but the why was to sensationalize and keep you viewing.
Posted on 1/24/14 at 7:32 am to mctiger1985
Yep, blame the Weather Channel. They started doing it a few years ago. I refuse to participate.
This post was edited on 1/24/14 at 7:33 am
Posted on 1/24/14 at 7:41 am to GeauxColonels
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Yep, blame the Weather Channel. They started doing it a few years ago.
And now I see that DirecTV has dropped them.
Posted on 1/24/14 at 7:43 am to HeadSlash
Yeah it's a weather channel thing. The weather service certainly doesn't participate.
Next they'll be naming every low pressure system that produces a few showers. Getting desperate since they started doing reality shows and less weather (hasn't worked out so well).
Next they'll be naming every low pressure system that produces a few showers. Getting desperate since they started doing reality shows and less weather (hasn't worked out so well).
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