The exercise aims to evaluate the functionality of communication equipment, alert dissemination to coastal populations, and ...

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast, setting off tsunami alarms across the Pacific — from Alaska to Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Emergency officials issued urgent ...

The whole point of a tsunami warning system is to get people out of harm’s way before tsunami surges reach them. There are two big pieces to the evacuation problem: under-evacuation and ...

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia, prompting close monitoring in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. But no tsunami waves were detected along the remote island ...

During an advisory overview and response briefing with the Honolulu City Council on Thursday, Honolulu’s Department of Emergency Management and Honolulu Police found early alerts worked as intended, ...

German officials have scheduled a nationwide test of emergency alert systems on Sept. 11, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Expect sirens, text messages, app notifications and other interruptions. The annual ...