"Crap Apps": Why Weather Apps Suck
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The Importance of Reliable Weather Forecasts
There is this assumption that because we have this powerful computer in our pocket, that the basic day to day information that's delivered to us must be correct. If you are under one of those 20 or 30% area covered by thunderstorms, they might be really violent storms. There might be tornadoes. And so the single icon, it's a science communication choice. Do you emphasize the low, but actually quite consequential risk of severe weather in this forecast? Or do you emphasize what the weather is going to be like most of the time that day - probably warm and partly cloudy until the isolated, tornadic thunderstorms arrive?
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