A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in phone-based emergency warning systems, according ...

A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...

Go to Settings > Notifications > Government Alerts. Make sure Public Safety Alerts, Emergency Alerts and Always Play Sound ...

More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep ...

Emergency alert systems "constantly changing & evolving" When disasters strike, timing is everything -- from weather forecasts to warnings for those in the path of danger.

Shruti Dhapodkar, the director of emergency management for San Mateo County, told me that December 5, 2024, was a wake-up call. Her county was suddenly under an active tsunami warning.

As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether ...

At 3 p.m. local time on September 7, 85 million UK phones will blare a siren as part of a nationwide emergency alert test to prepare for future crises.

Some people equate flood warnings with streamflow gauges and sensors that monitor water levels – the technical infrastructure that triggers alerts when rivers exceed certain thresholds. Others think ...

ABC News has learned local leaders spent years discussing a warning system, but never implemented one. Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP ...

A large wildfire in the Kostinbrod region, near Sofia, remains under control but not yet fully localized, according to Chief Commissioner Alexander Dzhartov, head of Bulgaria’s fire safety and civil ...