I see
several requests on the social media for people to assist the Council for Geoscience with
information reports (completing of a questionnaire) on the earthquake yesterday in South Africa. Before you grab the keyboard to assist
just remember that it is this council that ask for money if you want
information and data on earthquakes in South Africa. Data was removed
from their website from free public viewing.
Now they want you to send them reports on this earthquake for free.
We tend to forget very quickly in this country. I am more than willing
to send them information and data for free if the people of this country
can also get data and info free from them. Why should we send free
reports if they want us to pay for info from them? Another alarming
fact is that the outside world knew within minutes after the incident
what the intensity was of the quake in SA. Council for Geoscience
release this vital information a few hours after the quake. We need to
catch a wake up in this country and stop selling vital disaster and
weather information to the public. I said it before and will keep on
saying it. Vital information on weather and disasters should be free of
any charges and be released instantly. Do we have to wait for people
to die before vital information will be free to the public?
- MSBWX + @SAWXREP
