False alarms highlight weaknesses in national alert system
Future proves past?
Weather junkie John Grosso knew it was highly unlikely a monster wave was barreling toward the Connecticut coast. Still, when a tsunami warning appeared out of the blue on his phone Tuesday, he felt a twinge of fear. His co-workers, who got the same alert, asked whether they should evacuate.
It turned out to be a false alarm, a computer glitch. The damage? An erosion of trust.
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