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State to allocate 5pc of disaster budget to early warning systems

Environment Secretary Dr Deborah Barasa leads launch of the latest Early Warning for All Initiative (EA4All) government-led disaster programme in Nairobi yesterday. She was accompanied (left to right) ...
The New York Times

Around the World, Flash Flood Disasters Are the ‘Hardest Kind to Prevent’

Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk. By Max Bearak and Hiroko Tabuchi Officials in Texas ...
Cfr.org

Cuts to Early Warning Systems Are Leaving the U.S. Unprepared for Summer Floods

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Flash floods in Texas Hill Country killed at least 130 people earlier this month, while New Mexico, New York, and New ...
Global Voices Online

How Africa is harnessing space technology for early warning systems against climate disasters

As Africa grapples with the escalating impacts of the climate crisis, it is launching a new frontier of defense, a satellite-based early warning system known as SEWA (Space for Early Warning in Africa ...
USA Today

Petition demands new storm warning system in flood-ravaged Texas Hill Country

Nearly 40,000 people have signed a petition "urgently" calling for officials to create an early warning siren system for the flood-ravaged Texas hill country. The Change.org petition, created by ...
Reuters

UN weather agency urges action to close gaps in disaster warning systems

GENEVA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The World Meteorological Organization urged action to close gaps in a global system of surveillance meant to protect people from extreme weather, saying on Monday that such ...