Google Maps marks real-time Florida road closures during Hurricane Irma

Google Maps is running point in Florida’s attempt to evacuate before Hurricane Irma makes landfall. As the Category 5 storm prepares to huff and puff and blow the Caribbean’s collective house down, stalwart citizens will need all the help they can get. In a press briefing broadcast on Twitter, Florida Governor Rick Scott mentioned the state’s disaster prep teams were working with Google Emergency Response to mark real-time road closures in Maps. Florida Gov. Scott says state is coordinating with Google's emergency response team to mark closed roads in real-time on Google Maps pic.twitter.com/T4NwVnyOv8 — CBS News (@CBSNews) September 7,…

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