Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions

by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, et al.

Following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, that revealed shortcomings in the nation's ability to effectively alert populations at risk, Congress passed the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act in 2006. Today, new technologies such as smart phones and social media platforms offer new ways to communicate with the public, and the information ecosystem is much broader, including additional official channels, such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309467373
• ISBN13: 9780309467377
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"