Amateur Radio Class to be Held on Vashon this May

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) service starting this month

• John Cornelison
• 5/14/12

• Tags

  Federal , Alerts , Software , Weather , Fema

As part of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) program, the Wireless Emergency WEA) service is starting up this month. Consumers do not sign up for the free, location-based 90 character text messaging service - but if they wish can opt out of weather and AMBER alerts – but not presidential alerts. Alerts will be issued for tsunamis, extreme winds, ice storms, blizzards, and other life-threatening events – i.e., weather warnings – but not less severe weather watches.

2012 was 2nd Most Expensive Disaster Year-- $110 Billion in Damages

• John Cornelison
• 6/21/13

The U.S. National Climatic Data Center’s (NCDC) announced that according to their 2012 weather and climate disasters information, 2012 saw 11 weather and climate disaster events each with losses exceeding $1 billion in damages. This makes 2012 the second costliest year since 1980, with a total of more than $110 billion in damages throughout the year. The 2012 total damages rank only behind 2005, which incurred $160 billion in damages due in part to four devastating land-falling hurricanes.

210 Foot Ghost Ship from Japan nears Canadian Coast

• John Cornelison
• 3/26/12

• Tags

  Canada , Earthquakes , Tsunami , Japan