Damon KIncredibly, Twitter has now made it impossible for public safety bulletins to be posted automatically by weather services, tsunami warnings, the MTA etc. This is consistent with Musk’s particular lack of interest in public service. But it also highlights the general problem of building networks on private property - precisely why we need Mastodon and other open source apps to take their proper place at the center of our online communities
DoomsdaysCW@dada_drummer I have a list of some emergency alerts that are here on Mastodon. Some of them might be tied into the Twitter feeds, but some are direct. Let me go through the list, and I will post the ones that aren't connected to Twitter feeds.
Aziz Poonawalla@DoomsdaysCW @dada_drummer please also post your full list, including Twitter connected ones
List of all alert-type accounts I currently follow (excluding dormant ones). Many of the bot accounts were set-up by @ai6yr (hats off!)
@zoom_earth - Automated updates on the latest tropical #cyclones
@easwatch - #EAS warning bot *EXPERIMENTAL*
@nwstornado_bot - Automated bot which toots anything NWS #Tornado tweets. NOT OFFICIAL.
@earthquake - This account shares a feed with #earthquakes over 4.0 magnitude worldwide.
@emsc - Provides rapid #earthquake information. This account displays all recorded worldwide earthquakes. For significant earthquakes only, use @lastquake
@lastquake - Independent Scientific Organization and provider of real-time earthquake info.
@usgsvolcanoes_bot - Bot account which toots the content that shows up on the USGS #Volcanoes Twitter account. NOT OFFICIAL. Experimental, too.
@solarflarealert - Automated postings based on GOES 16 X-ray flux for at least M-class #SolarFlares. Currently in development.
@g7izu - #SolarStorm and aurora spotting space junkie. Alerts are informational only and are not official unless stated.
@nws_ntwc_bot - currently in testing phase. "This automated bot toots out: NWS #Tsunami Alerts (Twitter), NWS NTWC(direct), and NWS PTWC bulletins (direct) (UNOFFICIAL)."
@BakerRL75 - Normally relays emergency info, but only during certain hours.
@nwsnewyorkny_bot - Automated account which toots anything NWS #NewYork NY tweets. NOT OFFICIAL.
@nwstampabay_bot - Automated bot toots anything #NWS #TampaBay tweets. NOT OFFICIAL.
@iembot_lix #NewOrleans WX - Automated bot which sends out National Weather Service issued text products, via Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM). Not an official NWS account.
@azemergency_bot - Automated account toots any emergency bulletins from the State of #Arizona. NOT OFFICIAL.
@nwslosangelesbot - Automated bot which reposts things from the NWS #LosAngeles account on Twitter. NOT OFFICIAL.
@nwsgray_bot
- Automated account which toots anything NWS Gray #Maine tweets. NOT OFFICIAL.
That's all for now. I'm open to suggestions for this list!
@azizhp I had a similar list on the bird site, so when I came to Mastodon, I wanted to try and find equivalent accounts.