Readers respond to Question of the Week: Is `Storm Watch` 24' a case of overhype?
Yes, the news biz needs drama to hype for business
For the love of God, it's winter. I've been through 54 years of California winters. It's either wet or dry. Rain or drought. Some will die trying to cross a creek, getting caught in the L.A. River or accidents compliments of people who don't understand hydroplaning. The only change in the reporters standing in the rain to tell us it's raining is the hairstyle and wardrobe. The news business needs drama and hysteria to feed the whinettes who indulge in the conceit that they are suffering the Bataan Death March or Normandy. In the Midwest there is now the arctic vortex, ne a cold front. Climate change, ne January thaw. Will March now come in like a lamb and go out like a lion? Keep your shirts on, boys and girls. Spring will come. Mother Nature will carry the day.
— Mary Emily Smiley,
Lawndale
Overhyped for sure
This is what we do in my household. Storm watch goes the same way all the pharmacy and lawyer ads go, with the volume muted. Enough already. It's overhyped for sure. I have a window and the apps.
— Bill Lodge, Redondo Beach
Yes, guilty of overhyping storm warnings
The officials and TV news are guilty of overhyping with their “Sky is falling” warnings about weather that would not be even worth mentioning in many place including the northwest coast of California, Oregon and Washington in a normal year. Having lived in “Typhoon Alley” I have an understanding of the difference between severe storms threats and normal rain. A check of the barometric pressure confirms this system is normal, average rain. Since Hawaii no longer has pineapple plantations the term Pineapple Express is outdated.
— Conrad vonBlankenburg,
Rancho Palos Verdes
Yes, overhyped
The L.A. television media completely over-hype upcoming weather systems, all done in the hope of increasing clicks and viewership. Period. It is not done to inform viewers of upcoming weather but done to sensationalize the weather and increase revenue.
— Kurt Antonius,
Redondo Beach