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How to improve California’s emergency alert system

A much more powerful system — the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Wireless Emergency Alert, or WEA — could have pushed an immediate alert to every cellphone in the danger zone. It wasn’t used. W... read more

This city's air is killing people. Here's why

Because the air-monitoring system works better north of the border, some residents in Mexicali sign up to receive air-quality alerts from ... it sent flames licking toward the sky and firefighters swa... read more

Lift Your Portfolio To New Heights With Drone Tech

For example, an elevator equipped with sensors can detect real-time failures and instantaneously alert the designated support teams ... the use cases for drones are rapidly maturing and moving towards ... read more

One year later, Napa County recovering from fires, preparing for next disaster

That means about 75 percent of those who lost homes aren’t yet ready to rebuild or might be moving ... Alert (WEA) system owned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This system allows the count... read more

California Fire Map: Fires Near Me Right Now & Containment Updates [August 17]

Half a decade later, local staff continues to work on restoration efforts.” This fire is off Highway 140 and Hite Cove, near El Portal in Mariposa County. It’s burning west of Yosemite National Park . ... read more

Earthquake Early Warning Systems Save Lives. So Why Don't We Have One?

Even before the shaking started, they had time to move to safety ... an earthquake early warning system that we've experienced is a relatively new feature courtesy of our smartphones: the Amber Alerts ... read more

Updates on Hurricane Irene

He also met with local and county ... Irene At 2 p.m. the National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center issued the following update on the status and location of Hurricane Irene, excerpted in p... read more

Inside the Secret World of Football in North Korea

Even FIFA had trouble, and it certainly didn't know what the league system ... the local tournaments. It would be crazy. You'd get players turning up with baseball bats." At one point, it seemed Soony ... read more

If You Want To Humble An Empire

If you want to humble an empire it ... out in real time, on fast-forward, and not with soldiers but with secretaries, security guards, lawyers, bankers, janitors. It was strange that a day of war was ... read more

California Fire Map: Track Fires Near Me Right Now [UPDATED for August 15]

News is constantly changing, so call your local ... National Forest, but about 1,600 acres are on the Inyo National Forest. The northeast, east, and southern flanks of the fire are contained and patro... read more

53 Historians Weigh In on Barack Obama’s Legacy

By that measure, Barack Obama accomplished a lot. John Brennan, the figure with cardinal-like bearing and hidden influence, who consistently protected the CIA’s interests, both from his job on the Nat... read more

Facebook's (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg Hosts 2017 Annual Stockholder Meeting (Transcript)

We seek to remedy this problem before it becomes an unmitigated disaster for the firm ... helping people connect with local officials. In our society, a lot of attention is paid to national and broade... read more