Us Emergency Alerts

Maine Shooting: An emergency alert has been sounded in a county in US' Maine after 16 people were killed and dozens injured in shootings.

The US will send out wireless emergency alerts (WEA) on Monday to test a system that will disseminate severe weather warnings and even incidents of missing children.

South Koreans, used to getting mobile phone alerts warning of earthquakes or Covid outbreaks, received a more unusual notification Monday morning, cautioning of danger from above.

Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, US authorities said, as emergency crews went on alert early Monday.

Apple Watch reportedly helped save the life of a 12-year-old girl in the US with cancer, who was able to seek treatment in time. The Cupertino company's wearable smartwatches have saved the lives of several users in the past, by by calling emergency services when they are unable to access their phones,

Apple's latest Crash Detection feature on iPhone 14 and Apple Watch is supposed to alert authorities when it detects a severe car accident. However now, the feature is getting accidentally triggered by devices on rollercoasters.

Blinding snow whipped up by near-hurricane force winds pummeled the eastern US on Saturday, as one of the strongest winter storms in years triggered severe weather alerts, transport chaos and power outages across a region of some 70 million people.

With ICU beds down to a single digit, Austin sounded the alarm Saturday, using its emergency alert system to let residents in the Texas capital city know that the local state of the pandemic is "dire."

Tinder announced Thursday that US users would soon have a "panic button" to alert authorities to potentially dangerous situations as part of a stepped up safety initiative by the popular dating app.

Facebook announced on Tuesday that it was rolling out a tool that aims to provide users with potentially life-saving information in emergencies.

A test of the U.S. Emergency Alert System interrupted radios and televisions across the United States on Wednesday, excluding cellphones that were sent a presidential alert last year.

Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly issued an alert on the "potential emerging threat... for nefarious activity" with the Gmail redesign.

Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted a story saying they "inspire us to dream bigger and push harder every day."

Social media ignited Saturday after apparent screenshots of cell phone emergency alerts warning of a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" began circulating, which US officials quickly dismissed as "false."

Maine Shooting: An emergency alert has been sounded in a county in US' Maine after 16 people were killed and dozens injured in shootings.

The US will send out wireless emergency alerts (WEA) on Monday to test a system that will disseminate severe weather warnings and even incidents of missing children.

South Koreans, used to getting mobile phone alerts warning of earthquakes or Covid outbreaks, received a more unusual notification Monday morning, cautioning of danger from above.

Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, US authorities said, as emergency crews went on alert early Monday.

Apple Watch reportedly helped save the life of a 12-year-old girl in the US with cancer, who was able to seek treatment in time. The Cupertino company's wearable smartwatches have saved the lives of several users in the past, by by calling emergency services when they are unable to access their phones,

Apple's latest Crash Detection feature on iPhone 14 and Apple Watch is supposed to alert authorities when it detects a severe car accident. However now, the feature is getting accidentally triggered by devices on rollercoasters.

Blinding snow whipped up by near-hurricane force winds pummeled the eastern US on Saturday, as one of the strongest winter storms in years triggered severe weather alerts, transport chaos and power outages across a region of some 70 million people.

With ICU beds down to a single digit, Austin sounded the alarm Saturday, using its emergency alert system to let residents in the Texas capital city know that the local state of the pandemic is "dire."

Tinder announced Thursday that US users would soon have a "panic button" to alert authorities to potentially dangerous situations as part of a stepped up safety initiative by the popular dating app.

Facebook announced on Tuesday that it was rolling out a tool that aims to provide users with potentially life-saving information in emergencies.

A test of the U.S. Emergency Alert System interrupted radios and televisions across the United States on Wednesday, excluding cellphones that were sent a presidential alert last year.

Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly issued an alert on the "potential emerging threat... for nefarious activity" with the Gmail redesign.

Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted a story saying they "inspire us to dream bigger and push harder every day."

Social media ignited Saturday after apparent screenshots of cell phone emergency alerts warning of a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" began circulating, which US officials quickly dismissed as "false."