“I haven’t managed to achieve all that yet. I didn’t get third degree burns running into a burning building to try to save someone’s life. These people send me all these comments, but I tell myself that I just did my job. A young 24-year-old meteorologist, Edgar McGregor regularly shares his local forecasts on a Facebook page intended for Altadena residents.
Last week, the scientist understood very early what was going on. On January 7, he advised his internet users not to go to bed, to stay alert and prepare to evacuate. “I told people that if a forest fire broke out, a thousand houses would be burned. That it would be a cataclysm,” Edgar explains to People. A crowd of residents took Edgar’s warning seriously and were able to seek shelter in time.
Since then, the young man has been considered a true hero by the people of Altadena. His Facebook page has gained many new members, who bombard him with grateful messages and believe that he deserves to be decorated for his act of citizenship. “Your warnings saved so many lives and allowed us to prepare for the evacuation well in advance. I am happy that you are finally getting the recognition you deserve,” wrote an admiring Internet user.
Edgar, for his part, considers that he has only done his duty and continues to regularly give news to the residents. Especially since, according to him, the nightmare is not over: “It still hasn’t rained. So in the next couple of weeks, if we have another significant wind storm, Hollywood could be hit. Or Santa Barbara. One of those towns at the foot of the hills. And when it rains, we will have to deal with mudslides,” warns the young man.
-Edgar has always been passionate about weather phenomena: “When I was in daycare, I would ask to go to the bathroom during thunderstorms, just to stand in the rain, and I would come back soaked. I have always been interested in storms and what happens with the weather,” says the Californian.
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