14 DAY TRIAL // Weather's caprices have not only ruined family vacations, but have changed the whole concept about weather conditions and correct informing of the population.
The producers of emergency case solutions have decided that warning the inhabitants over the e-mail has the greatest impact. The companies from Indian River County, which had a rough time last year because of the hurricanes, have devised an e-mail warning system for extreme weather phenomena. However, this solution will not run at optimum efficiency because the high number of messages sent by these companies is a perfect match for the spam filters of internet operators.
The problem arose last year when an unusual high number of hurricanes and storms with velocities of almost 200 km/h pounded the coasts of Florida, four of these storms causing important material losses and even human casualties.
Considering these special conditions, over 4,200 persons have subscribed to a warning and informing program related to hurricanes, storms and tornados.
Nathan McCollum, coordinator of a company that deals with the administration of emergencies, declares that warning over the e-mail has become one of the most efficient solutions.
However, not all subscribers had access to these warnings because of the spam filtering activated by operators and online services providers, which considered that these messages fall into spam category because of the high addressability. Officials of companies dealing with emergencies are currently negotiating with AOL to eliminate these blockages, but until then, users are advised to include the e-mail address of the warning service in the Address Book, so that computers recognize the transmitter and allow the message.