For me, it would be something of a relief to find the phone alert was a weather warning.... and not short notice that some bad state actor was about to plant large mushrooms around the country!
I'm that second person. When my phone starts beeping at me insistently my first reaction is to make it stop. So all 3 alerts got cancelled before I had time to read them. Now the two governments have this power to invade my phone I expect them to dilute its usefulness immediately with overuse.
Very informative and educational! Early warning systems are key to preventing loss of life and treasure, so it is great to see the evolution between written notices, radio, TV, and now digital warnings linking the metereology sciences, the engineering infrastructures, and the direct and prompt messages to the public in an effective manner. Thanks for this wonderful article!
For me, it would be something of a relief to find the phone alert was a weather warning.... and not short notice that some bad state actor was about to plant large mushrooms around the country!
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I'm that second person. When my phone starts beeping at me insistently my first reaction is to make it stop. So all 3 alerts got cancelled before I had time to read them. Now the two governments have this power to invade my phone I expect them to dilute its usefulness immediately with overuse.
Very informative and educational! Early warning systems are key to preventing loss of life and treasure, so it is great to see the evolution between written notices, radio, TV, and now digital warnings linking the metereology sciences, the engineering infrastructures, and the direct and prompt messages to the public in an effective manner. Thanks for this wonderful article!