It's looking like Hurricane Sandy is going to be as bad as meteorologists have predicted it will be.
Because many on the East Coast are expected to potentially lose power, The Weather Channel has been live-streaming its round-the-clock television coverage online so that people can still keep up with the news on their mobile devices. Bryan Norcross, the channel's senior hurricane specialist, tells Entertainment Weekly that the network is trying to keep its tone "serious yet urgent" as the hurricane stays on track with The Weather Channel's previous predictions.
"Our goal has been to get people to appreciate the magnitude of the storm and try to prove to them that, based on everything we know, that this is going to be a system that is outside of their experience," Norcross says.
He adds that The Weather Channel has intentionally opted out of calling Sandy "Frankenstorm," saying, "Being cute about this...
Because many on the East Coast are expected to potentially lose power, The Weather Channel has been live-streaming its round-the-clock television coverage online so that people can still keep up with the news on their mobile devices. Bryan Norcross, the channel's senior hurricane specialist, tells Entertainment Weekly that the network is trying to keep its tone "serious yet urgent" as the hurricane stays on track with The Weather Channel's previous predictions.
"Our goal has been to get people to appreciate the magnitude of the storm and try to prove to them that, based on everything we know, that this is going to be a system that is outside of their experience," Norcross says.
He adds that The Weather Channel has intentionally opted out of calling Sandy "Frankenstorm," saying, "Being cute about this...
- 10/29/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Weather Channel had its third straight day of a round-the-clock vigil for the approaching superstorm, and the tone of its meteorologists turned more ominous Sunday with evidence building that their forecasts would come true.
The network is planning to live-stream its television coverage online so people in the eastern United States who lose power can keep up with the news on their mobile devices. The storm is expected to affect some 50 million people.
“We want you to know we are not hyping this storm, okay?” on-air meteorologist Vivian Brown said. “We don’t do that at The Weather Channel...
The network is planning to live-stream its television coverage online so people in the eastern United States who lose power can keep up with the news on their mobile devices. The storm is expected to affect some 50 million people.
“We want you to know we are not hyping this storm, okay?” on-air meteorologist Vivian Brown said. “We don’t do that at The Weather Channel...
- 10/29/2012
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
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