In 2020 a mother-and-daughter psychic tag team of fraud conned an elderly woman in Florida out of $1.4 million dollars by convincing the woman that her husband was a demon. Cases like this are often called "psychic terrorism" by legal authorities.
Almanacs historically are about 50/50 when it comes to being accurate. Given that they also are trying to make money, it is always better for them if their predictions lean toward the dire. Afterall, bad news sells, right? Unfortunately, NOAA long range forecasts aren't much better.