As climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of floods around the globe,
adaptation is increasingly vital. Besides structural measures to mitigate flood risk, non …

This paper presents the results of an online survey of the New Zealand public (n= 1364),
conducted in 2015, that tested the influence of impact-based severe weather warnings on …

Emergency managers and alert and warning originators require tools to build effective
warning messages. The purpose of this research is to develop one such tool—a Warning …

Abstract Information is of utmost importance to the public during disasters, especially for
those under imminent threat. Without information, and more specifically, without the right …

When evacuation is necessary in a wildfire event, affected communities must be alerted and
warned of the imminent danger and instructed on what to do to protect themselves. One …

Although tsunamis have the potential to be extremely destructive, relatively little research on
tsunami messaging has taken place. Discovering whether tsunami warning messages can …

Abstract The Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system delivers text‐based alert and warning
messages to notify citizens of imminent, local disaster threats and recommended actions …

Abstract Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) provide a direct way for public safety officials to
reach at‐risk publics via text‐based messages on their mobile devices. Although WEAs …

During imminent threat emergencies, an authorities' ability to communicate with the public
and provide them with timely and accurate information is imperative. Wireless emergency …

Public alerting is a major challenge in a world where risks and communication modes are
constantly evolving. Since a few years, new massive alerting tools geolocating the …