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AccuWeather, National Weather Service add “Lake America” to maps
www.wdtv.com/2026/09/17/accuweather-national-weather-service-adds-lake-america-its-maps-forecasts/
Replying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
If they’re based in the US, they have to.
The rest of the world doesn’t give a fuck about US executive order, so obviously life goes on and the places aren’t name changed in the real world.
Executive orders do not apply to private companies. They apply to only the executive branch of the federal government - that’s why they’re called executive orders.
AccuWeather is choosing to be on Trump’s side.
Replying to @CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone
Trump tried to appoint the former owner of AccuWeather to run NWS in the first term. They were always on his side. They are also the reason the NWS site looks like it’s from 2006.
Replying to @fusionsaint@lemmy.world
Yeah but the NWS site works great like that. It’s a little hard to navigate, but that’s not a style problem.