Another Reason I Don't Watch The Weather Channel

I found this at www.weather.com. They must be starved for hurricane action to hype their ratings. So far all the storms have been staying in the Atlantic or pretty much to to south of the states.  However, someone must have gotten this idea to show the size of the storm superimposed over the eastern States.  Obviously, a scare tactic designed to keep watching The Weather Channel, because, after all, the next one could be coming right down your street.

If that wasn't enough, check out these graphics used on air.  These supposedly show the area that could have suffered death and destruction IF the storm came down your street.

The reality is...Igor isn't coming right down your street.  If any storm would be directly headed our way, these comparisons would be legit.  Until then, I see this as a media perpetrated scare tactic.

Just two things are missing:  a man-made climate change tie-in...or blaming George W. Bush.

Fortunately, there are other, better, sources for weather news.