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Is this just an american thing? I haven't heard of it over here
by smcl 10y ago
Is this just an american thing? I haven't heard of it over here
- cr1895 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio I remember one of my parents' old cars (mid-90s) having a WX channel on the radio. More recently i've only ever seen it available over VHF radio while boating. Also, most airports will have weather broadcasts, but I think this is only accessible with an aviation-band VHF radio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_airport_weather_station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_airport_weather_stat...
- dmit 10y agoJapan has something similar for earthquakes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_Early_Warning_(Japan)#Mobile_phone_networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_Early_Warning_(Japa...