Requirements
In order to develop an effective emergency warning system, certain things are required:
- an agreement as to what constitutes an emergency in the area served by the system. This differs from region to region depending on the local climate, geology, and the like.
- an agreement as to who can initiate an alert. In some countries all warnings are transmitted by a single command center, while in others (such as the United States) a host of local, regional, and national agencies are authorized to initiate warnings.
- a system or systems by which the information can be quickly transmitted to the population.
- an education program to teach the general public how to recognize an alert or what to do if a warning is broadcast.
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