Washington state was just hit with an atmospheric bomb windstorm. But many locals are claiming it was no big deal. Why? The media.
and leaving nearly 650,000 residents without power. The damage was staggering, yet some are dismissing it as just another windstorm. This downplay is thanks to a mix of media spin and outright lunacy.
But while scores were picking up shattered tree branches and dealing with widespread blackouts, some voices on X dismissed the storm as no big deal. Really? For anyone in Enumclaw or Mercer Island, where roads were impassable, or the tens of thousands waiting for the lights to come back on, this was far from “average.”Some claimed there’s no such thing as an “atmospheric bomb cyclone.” Others claimed that the media was fearmongering around the Washington atmospheric bomb windstorm.
Local media is notoriously guilty of over-hyping weather stories. And nothing excites them more than a scary-sounding weather term like “atmospheric bomb” or “bomb cyclone.” But their almost satirical level of coverage has real consequences: When a genuinely significant weather event comes along, people who are already suspicious of the media tend to dismiss it as just more over-the-top fearmongering.
But maybe they should rethink the breathless coverage of minor weather events. When a historic windstorm caused by an atmospheric bomb cyclone barrels through, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, people might take it more seriously if they’re not already numb to the constant hyperbole. Sometimes, dialing it back makes a story hit harder when it truly matters — like during a Washington windstorm.
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