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Local disaster alert failures hasten move toward national system

Disaster alerts in the United States, which largely operate at a local level, would be sent out as part of a revamped national warning system in an effort to reduce errors. read more

After disaster alert failures, U.S. moves toward national system - Yahoo

FILE PHOTO: Onlookers stand on a lava flow to watch lava gush out of a fissure, in the Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 26, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Garcia/File Photo ... read more

Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek higher ground now" was sent at 4:03 a.m. local time. read more

California’s emergency alert system has been a disaster. A statewide fix is planned

California’s emergency alert system has been a disaster. A statewide fix is planned Embers fly around Brandon Baker, center, and Prescott McKenzie, right, during a 2017 wildfire in Ventura. read more

After disaster alert failures, U.S. moves toward national system

After disaster alert failures, U.S. moves toward ... we don't really have a national warning system," Dennis ... ballistic missile alerts, take them out of the hands of local ... read more

After disaster alert failures, U.S. moves toward national system

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In California last month, two young children and their great-grandmother died in a wildfire that family members say they never saw coming. In January, thousands of people ... read more

After disaster alert failures, U.S. moves toward national system - Yahoo News UK

In California last month, two young children and their great-grandmother died in a wildfire that family members say they never saw coming. In January, thousands of people were panic-stricken in Hawaii ... read more