Shop E Store Yesterday, iPhone users in the UK received various severe weather warnings due to a mistake, one of which listed “severe high temperatures” of 39 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius). Some of the alerts warned of “serious threats to life”…
The warning was sent in the name of the Met Office, but BBC News reports that this is due to a failed test by an anonymous third-party company.
A notice has been issued warning that severe weather conditions including high temperatures, snow, ice and rain are possible in many parts of the country on Thursday. Test alerts issued by third-party aggregators were not intended to be publicly available (…)
Information contained in the alert explains that the Japan Meteorological Agency’s test alert was issued through a weather aggregator that sends weather alerts to many locations, including Apple devices. It is possible that a test error occurred during this aggregation process.
Some recipients were concerned about the alert, while others were amused.
“It’s 5 degrees outside and I’ve learned that the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning ⚠️. The light rain will stop in about 10 minutes, so I go out in a T-shirt. ”
“Is anyone drinking @themetoffice? Or is 41F really hot in Cumbria this time of year?”
“Looks like there’s a severe high temperature warning. You better wear a bikini!”
The Met Office said the outage has now been fixed, but further test alerts may be received in the short term as multiple aggregators are using the feed.
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