A tsunami has thrashed Tonga after an undersea volcano erupted off the coast of the island nation. Warnings have been issued from Japan to the United States. The Japan Meteorological Agency said potentially three-meter-high waves have reached the country's Pacific coast. Tsunami wa...
Before a severe weather warning is issued, the National Weather Service will provide updates to forecasters with relevant information. Then, the severe weather alerts can be delivered via whatever medium is most accessible to a given recipient. These may include TV, email, radio, online newspapers...
One user received an alert on January 23 that read: “BREAKING: A tsunami alert has been issued in Japan after a major earthquake.” The notification appeared to refer to a natural disaster warning issued more than three weeks earlier after an earthquake struck Japan’s Noto peninsula on...
Flood warnings are issued when a hazardous weather event is expected to create imminent flooding. Flood watches and advisories, however, are issued when flooding may threaten life or property or when conditions are favorable for flooding. 5. Tsunami The National Weather Service issues tsunami warnings...
Earthquake and Tsunami Jolt Islands in South Pacific ; at Least 4 Reported Dead in Solomons after Alerts Are Issued across RegionThe quake, whose preliminary magnitude was 8, prompted tsunamiwarnings and watches from several...Suzanne Mcfadden...
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hazards such as tornadoes, lightning storms, tsunami, floods, wild fires and earthquakes. Early warnings will also be given for industrial, chemical, and biological accidents, as well as intentional terrorist actions. Most potential threats to human life and property will be included in the system...
"This was a big one," Joy Nisha, a receptionist with the Heritage Park Hotel in the capital, told AFP. "Some of the things in the hotel fell. Everyone seems OK, but panicky." A tsunami warning was issued for an area of the Solomons coast within 300 kilometres (185 miles) of the ...
Although WEA alerts are based on your location, you do not need to have Location Services on the iPhone turned on to receive alerts. Your iPhone's GPS radio is irrelevant to the WEA system. As noted above, alerts are issued based upon your location as determined by cell towers. ...
If, for example, you open Google Now on your Android device following a major quake, you’ll be able to find information tailored to your exact location. So if you’re in an area for which a tsunami alert has been issued, you’ll be notified of the alert, together with evacuation inst...