If you're in the habit of sharing weather forecasts on social media or various websites, you'd better make sure that info is coming from an authorized source or else cut it out.
Beginning from International Workers' Day, all weather forecasts spread in China must be approved by government authorities. China Meteorological Administration has decided its had enough of charlatans spreading false weather info and wreaking havoc to the fabric of society, and it's drawing the line.
Anyone brazen enough to violate the new law can expect fines of up to RMB30,000 and even criminal charge if their actions endanger people or property.
Similar laws are not completely new worldwide. Different countries, such us US and South Africa, forbid the dissemination of fake weather warnings that could lead to War of the Worlds-esque mass hysteria.
It is, however, a potentially lethal blow to well-meaning amateurs keen on studying weather changes and doing some harmless guesswork, since the CMA's orders forbid the spread of unofficial information regardless of malicious intent.
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