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Are you really getting the message?

By   /  January 4, 2013  /  #smem  /  No Comments

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From A.W.A.R.E James Spann, a popular Alabama meteorologist and member of the popular online program “WeatherBrains“, posted recently about the popular social media site Facebook — and its shortcomings in the severe weather alerting process. He has noted how the warning processes must get better.  At one point, he called for every outdoor warning device (the “tornado” siren) to [...]

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Explaining 2011 extreme weather events

By   /  July 11, 2012  /  Emergency Management, General News  /  No Comments

Worldwide, 2011 was the coolest year on record since 2008, yet temperatures remained above the 30 year average, according to the State of the Climate in 2011 report released online yesterday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The peer-reviewed report, issued in coordination with the American Meteorological Society (AMS), was compiled by 378 [...]

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Hurricane Season 2012: Forecasting the Fury

By   /  June 19, 2012  /  Emergency Management, General News  /  No Comments

Last August’s Hurricane Irene illustrated what works – and doesn’t – in storm forecasting. The predicted track for Irene was right but wind intensity projections were off, leading to a larger area being evacuated than was necessary. The inability to forecast wind speeds accurately was compounded by communication issues. “The track, yes, that’s useful because [...]

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FEMA to Begin Sending Weather Alerts to Your Cell Phone

By   /  June 19, 2012  /  Emergency Management, Social Media  /  No Comments

Emergency Management officials know in weather emergencies, such as tornados, warnings can save lives. But citizens cannot always rely on the traditional warning methods of television, radio, and outdoor sirens. Beginning this week, through a partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, federal officials will also be able [...]

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More wind and heat could hamper Colorado wildfire fight

By   /  June 19, 2012  /  Emergency Management, General News  /  No Comments

Forecasters are expecting warmer than normal temperatures and gusty winds Tuesday in a northern Colorado area already ravaged by a wildfire, not a good combination for the legion of firefighters trying to extinguish the blaze. The High Park Fire had consumed more than 58,700 acres of woodland by Monday evening, but it was about 50% [...]

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