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Watch Duty Rising as Climate Crisis Deepens | San Jose News
Watch Duty is exploding as the go-to app for real-time disaster alerts, starting with wildfires in California and now covering floods and fires nationwide. Built like a hyper-focused social feed for emergencies, it pulls live data from weather, official warnings, and police scanners. After a massive LA firestorm in early 2025 drew millions of users, demand surged as climate chaos makes disasters more frequent. Though a nonprofit, it operates like a startup, fueled by utility contracts and volunteer teams, serving 10 million users this year alone. With government systems lagging, Watch Duty is…
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