Be in the loop when disasters — like extreme heat or a hurricane this week, or earthquakes, tsunamis and wildfires at other times — are headed California’s way.
Japan has a sophisticated system to alert its residents, and Mexico City has ubiquitous sirens. Is California’s early warning system ready?If you don’t have a smartphone or just want a backup system for emergency alerts, you can tune in to theNOAA Weather Radio stations pump out an around-the-clock stream of official National Weather Service warnings, watches and forecasts.
There’s just one catch: NOAA Weather Radio operates on frequencies that your typical car radio can’t receive. You’ll need a specialized device — NOAA’sIf the earth is shaking under the ocean instead of under your feet, that raises the possibility of a different threat: a tsunami. It’s not as unusual an event as you might think; since 1880, a tsunami has hit Los Angeles County
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